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bushveld

bushveld noun: a terrain characterized by thick scrubby trees and dense thickets of bush, interspersed with grassy groundcover.

Noun

bushveld (plural bushvelds)

  1. (South Africa) A terrain characterized by thick scrubby trees and dense thickets of bush, interspersed with grassy groundcover.
    • When I first arrived at the site, the pair of Bateleur eagles were sitting quietly watching life unfold on the bushveld beneath them.2021, Peter Cavanagh, “1. Eagles”, in 100 Flying Birds: Photographing the Mechanics of Flight, →ISBN, page 28

Forms of bushveld

pluralbushvelds
alternative formbushveldt

Origin of bushveld

From bush + veld, partial calque of Afrikaans bosveld.

Questions about bushveld

What does bushveld mean?
Bushveld means a terrain characterized by thick scrubby trees and dense thickets of bush, interspersed with grassy groundcover.
What part of speech is bushveld?
Bushveld is a noun.
What is the plural of bushveld?
The plural of bushveld is bushvelds.

Words near bushveld in the dictionary

  1. bushtit
  2. bushtits
  3. bushtop
  4. bushtops
  5. bushtucker
  6. bushveld
  7. bushvelds
  8. bushveldt
  9. bushwa
  10. bushwack
  11. bushwacked

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