veld

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veld

/vɛlt/ UK
/fɛlt/ UK
/vɛld/ UK
/vɛlt/ US

Rhymes with -ɛlt, -ɛld

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Afrikaans veld, or from its etymon Dutch veld (“field; open country”) (formerly spelled veldt), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *felþuz (“field, plain”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat”). Doublet of field.

noun velds · veldt

South Africa The open grassland or pastureland of South Africa and neighbouring countries. In the Bokke-velds, as they are called, theſe animals [springbok] are found in great numbers, and ſometimes at Roode-Zand.

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noun open grassland or pastureland of South Africa and neighbouring countries

Español	veld
हिन्दी	वॅल्ड vĕlḍ
Português	veld
Français	veld
Deutsch	Veld
Italiano	veld
Ελληνικά	βοσκότοπος voskótopos
Русский	велд veld
עברית	ולד

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@misc{veld_2026,
  title = {veld},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/veld},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}