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platteland

platteland noun: the country, the countryside.

Noun

platteland (countable and uncountable, plural plattelands)

  1. (South Africa) The country, the countryside.
    • '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.2002, Justin Fox, With both hands waving: a journey through Mozambique, page 44

Forms of platteland

pluralplattelands

Origin of platteland

Borrowed from Afrikaans platteland, from Dutch platteland.

Questions about platteland

What does platteland mean?
Platteland means the country, the countryside.
What part of speech is platteland?
Platteland is a noun.
What is the plural of platteland?
The plural of platteland is plattelands.

Words near platteland in the dictionary

  1. Plattdeutsch
  2. platte
  3. Platte City
  4. Platte County
  5. platted
  6. platteland
  7. plattelands
  8. platten
  9. plattened
  10. plattening
  11. plattenkalk

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