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Veld

/fɛlt/

The open pasture land or grassland of South Africa and neighboring countries.

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    The open pasture land or grassland of South Africa and neighboring countries.

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veldtnounDated spelling of veld.

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veldtnounDated spelling of veld.
countrysidenounAn area located outside of towns and cities; an area that is not urban or suburban; a rural area.
groundnounThe surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.
fieldnounA land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; an area of open country.
grasslandnounAn area dominated by grass or grasslike vegetation.
pitchnounA sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap.
cornetnounA musical instrument of the brass family, slightly smaller than a trumpet, usually in the musical key of B-flat.
sweetveldnoun(South Africa, agriculture) Veld characterized by high levels of moisture, preferable for grazing.
paddocknoun(also figuratively) A small enclosure or field of grassland, especially one used to exercise or graze horses or other animals.
rangenounA line or series of mountains, buildings, etc.
pasturenounLand, specifically, an open field, on which livestock is kept for feeding.
karoonoun(South Africa) Any of the composite bushes typical of the Karoo.
backveldnoun(southern Africa) Backward and unsophisticated rural areas.
veganoun(astronomy) The brightest star in the constellation Lyra; Alpha (α) Lyrae. It forms one corner of the Summer Triangle.
pasturagenounA pasture; land that is used for pasture.
bentnounA predisposition to act or react in a particular way.
grazelandnounLand used for grazing animals; pasture.
camponounA field or plain in a Spanish- or Portuguese-speaking area.
leasenoun(formal, law) An interest in land granting exclusive use or occupation of real estate for a limited period; a leasehold.
pasturelandnounLand used for pasture, on which livestock can graze.

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