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highveld

UK/ˈhʌɪvɛld/

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General South African/ˈhaɪfɛlt/

highveld is the alternative letter-case form of Highveld.

Proper noun capitalized: Highveld

Highveld

  1. The inland plateau of South Africa and neighbouring countries, containing greater Johannesburg.
    • Somewhere early in her childhood, on the farm on the highveld, ‘Matty’ had been created by her as an act of survival.1969, Doris Lessing, The Four-Gated City, HarperCollins, published 1993, page 13
    • The Ben Schoeman highway, a wide barren lane in the mist without any glimpse of the yellow highveld landscape […].1978, André Brink, Rumours of Rain, Vintage, published 2000, page 30

Forms of highveld

alternative formhighveld

Origin of highveld

From high + veld, after Afrikaans hoëveld.

Questions about highveld

What does highveld mean?
Highveld means the inland plateau of South Africa and neighbouring countries, containing greater Johannesburg.
What is highveld the alternative letter-case form of?
Highveld is the alternative letter-case form of Highveld.
What part of speech is highveld?
Highveld is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce highveld?
Highveld is pronounced /ˈhaɪfɛlt/ (General South African).

Words near highveld in the dictionary

  1. Hightown
  2. hights
  3. Hightstown
  4. hightum
  5. highty-tighty
  6. highveld
  7. highwall
  8. highwalls
  9. highwater
  10. highwaters
  11. highway

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