platteland

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans platteland, from Dutch platteland.

Noun

platteland (countable and uncountable, plural plattelands)

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

     '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.

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch platteland.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpla.təˈlant/

Noun

platteland (uncountable)

1. countryside

Descendants

• English: platteland

Dutch

Etymology

Univerbation of platte +‎ land.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌplɑ.təˈlɑnt/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: plat‧te‧land

Noun

platteland n (plural plattelanden, diminutive plattelandje n)

1. country, countryside

   Ik woonde in een groot huis op het platteland. ― I lived in a big house in the country.

Derived terms

• plattelandsgemeenschap
• plattelandsgemeente

Descendants

• Afrikaans: platteland
  • English: platteland