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- [velt, felt]
- /vɛlt, fɛlt/
- /veldt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [velt, felt]
- /vɛlt, fɛlt/
Definitions of veldt word
- noun veldt the open country, bearing grass, bushes, or shrubs, or thinly forested, characteristic of parts of southern Africa. 1
- noun veldt South African grassland 1
- singular noun veldt The veldt is a high area of flat grassy land with very few trees in southern Africa. 0
- noun veldt Alternative form of veld. 0
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Origin of veldt
First appearance:
before 1795 One of the 43% newest English words
1795-1805; < Afrikaans < Dutch: field
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Parts of speech for Veldt
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
veldt popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
veldt usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for veldt
noun veldt
- campo — level or undulating savanna country, esp in the uplands of Brazil
- campos — a city in E Brazil, in E Rio de Janeiro state on the Paraíba River. Pop: 388 000 (2005 est)
- grassland — an area, as a prairie, in which the natural vegetation consists largely of perennial grasses, characteristic of subhumid and semiarid climates.
- heath — Sir Edward (Richard George) 1916–2005, British statesman: prime minister 1970–74.
- lea — Homer, 1876–1912, U.S. soldier and author: adviser 1911–12 to Sun Yat-sen in China.
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