platteland
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Afrikaans platteland, from Dutch platteland.
Noun edit
platteland (countable and uncountable, plural plattelands)
- (South Africa) country, countryside
- 2002, Justin Fox, With both hands waving: a journey through Mozambique, page 44:
- 'It's a local fish - tastes just like barracuda,' said Leo from behind the bar as we dug into platteland-size plates of fish. A bunch of boitjies stood resting their boeps against the counter and talking about fish size and breast size.
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch platteland.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
platteland (uncountable)
Descendants edit
- English: platteland
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Univerbation of platte + land.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
platteland n (plural plattelanden, diminutive plattelandje n)
- country, countryside
- Ik woonde in een groot huis op het platteland. ― I lived in a big house in the country.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: platteland
- English: platteland