English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Afrikaans platteland, from Dutch platteland.

Noun edit

platteland (countable and uncountable, plural plattelands)

  1. (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)

  1. countryside

Descendants edit

  • English: platteland

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Univerbation of platte +‎ land.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌplɑ.təˈlɑnt/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: plat‧te‧land

Noun edit

platteland n (plural plattelanden, diminutive plattelandje n)

  1. country, countryside
    Ik woonde in een groot huis op het platteland.I lived in a big house in the country.

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