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lowveld S. Afr.|ˈləʊfɛlt, -vɛlt|
Also hyphenated and with capital initial(s).
[ad. Afrikaans Laeveld low country.]
The low-lying region of the eastern Transvaal and of Swaziland; also applied to corresponding regions of adjoining territories. Freq. attrib.
1878A. Aylward Transvaal of Today iii. 44 Bushveld and Lowveld are convertible terms. 1905Transvaal Agric. Jrnl. Oct. 141 (title) Notes on the native flora and crops of the Lowveld of the Eastern Transvaal. 1929J. Stevenson-Hamilton Low-Veld 1 The Transvaal Province of the Union of South Africa is divided into three zones of altitude known respectively as High, Middle, and Low Veld... It is not unusual to hear an altitude of three thousand feet referred to as ‘Low-Veld’... The Low-Veld of the Transvaal lies approximately between the twenty-second and the twenty-sixth parallels of south latitude. 1931Discovery Aug. 259/2 At Barberton [Transvaal], where problems connected with the improvement of cottons for low-veld areas are dealt with. 1949Cape Argus Mag. 5 Nov. 9/5 The lowveld hills around Umgungundhlovu. 1959Cape Times 4 Feb. 1/1 Mr. Ray Stockil yesterday announced his intention to retire as Leader of the Opposition in the Southern Rhodesia Parliament and to devote his attention to the economic development of the lowveld of the country. 1968C. Burke Elephant across Border v. 189 A shallow ravine, covered in those lowveld succulents which are able to grow out of small patches of moss and cracks in the rock. |