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bushveld

British  
/ -ˌvɛlt, ˈbʊʃˌfɛlt /

noun

  1. Also known as: the lowveld.  an area of low altitude in N South Africa, having scrub vegetation

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With its acacia trees and lion-gold grass, the bay area looks more like the South African bushveld than a tropical island.

From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2015

The Royal Bafokeng stadium is located in the heart of the savannah bushveld and was built with money invested by the tribe of the same name when lucrative platinum deposits were mined in the area.

From The Guardian • Jun. 11, 2010

Every few months, President F.W. de Klerk gathers his Cabinet colleagues together and heads for the bushveld.

From Time Magazine Archive

Alchemy in South Africa A labyrinth of pipes and valves, tanks and towers rises above the flat bushveld 60 miles north of Johannesburg.

From Time Magazine Archive

I contributed a yarn about the men who went to look for Kruger's treasure in the bushveld and got scared by a green wildebeeste.

From Mr. Standfast by Buchan, John