platteland

British

/ ˈplatəˌlant /

noun

(in South Africa) the country districts or rural areas

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Etymology

Origin of platteland

C20: from Afrikaans, from Dutch plat flat + land country

Example Sentences

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Mrs Hall led the way in her "bakkie" - the ubiquitous pickup jeeps of the platteland - and in a few minutes we were in the middle of the fire and Mrs Hall was shaking the hands of a black man who was fighting the flames.

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This was near Potchefstroom on the "platteland" - an Afrikaans word which refers to the great rolling heartland encompassing vast swathes of the South African interior.

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But travelling across the platteland it is obvious that while dreams of white secession have evaporated there is much that is unchanged.

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Then something happened on our platteland journey.

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They knew the truth of the platteland fire.

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