veld
/vɛlt/US/vɛlt/
veld noun: the open grassland or pastureland of South Africa and neighbouring countries.
Noun
veld (plural velds)
- 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.[1785, Andrew Sparrman, “Journey from Boshies-mans-river to Quamme-dacka”, in A Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World: […], volume II, London: G. G....
- Advance tovvards the Cond Bokke Veld, or cold country of Antelopes: mountains covered with ſnovv.1789 August, “Art. I. A Narrative of Four Journies into the Country of the Hottentots, and Caffraria, in the Years 1777, 1778, and 1779. Illustrated with a Map, and 17 Copper Plates. By Lieutenant...
veld meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Urdu
veld in Hindi
- open grassland or pastureland of South Africa and neighbouring countries
- वॅल्ड vĕlḍ
veld in Tamil
- அயன மண்டலப் புல்வெளி, வெல்டு
veld in Urdu
- گھاس کا میدان
Examples of veld in a sentence
- The pastoral lands or "velds," which extend chiefly around the outer slopes and in the east, are distinguished according to the nature of the grass or sedge which they produce as "sweet" or "sour."1879, K. J., “CAPE COLONY”, in The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 9th edition, volume V...
- The Veld, as this plain is called, has a reddish soil, dry, barren, and dusty, with here and there at considerable intervals a straggling bush or a clump of thorn-shrubs.1885, attributed to Jules Verne, “One for the Frenchman”, in [anonymous], transl., The Vanished Diamond: A Tale of South Africa, London...
- Viewed from a practical point of view there seems no reason to think that these animals will fail to withstand the conditions of the Natal veld.1902 January 3, H[erbert] Watkins-Pitchford, “The Queensland Redwater Immune Cattle”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record, volume...
- [W]e found vast numbers of Boer women and children would be left unprotected on the veldt.1902 March 4, Joseph Chamberlain, “South African War.—Concentration Camps.”, in The Parliamentary Debates (Authorised Edition), Fourth...
Forms of veld
| plural | velds |
|---|---|
| alternative form (dated) | veldt |
Origin of veld
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.
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Questions about veld
- What does veld mean?
- Veld means the open grassland or pastureland of South Africa and neighbouring countries.
- What is veld in Hindi?
- Veld in Hindi is वॅल्ड (vĕlḍ). See Veld meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use veld in a sentence?
- The pastoral lands or "velds," which extend chiefly around the outer slopes and in the east, are distinguished according to the nature of the grass or sedge which they produce as "sweet" or "sour."
- What part of speech is veld?
- Veld is a noun.
- How do you pronounce veld?
- Veld is pronounced /vɛlt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of veld?
- The plural of veld is velds.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: veld (page history and authors); veld (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); veld (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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