plattelandn.

Brit.

/ˈplatəland/, U.S.

/ˈplædəˌlænd/, South African English

/ˈplʌtəlʌnt/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymon: Afrikaans platteland.

Etymology: < Afrikaans platteland (Dutch platteland ; < plat plat adj. + land land n.¹).

South African.

The rural areas of South Africa.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Africa > [noun] > parts of South Africa

Transkei1852

Strandveld1875

lowveld1878

Middleveld1878

rand1890

reef1903

backveld1905

platteland1917

south-west1928

1917 Evid. taken by Prov. Admin. Comm. (Union of S. Afr.) 583 When the urban areas can dictate the policy to the platteland, that is when you have trouble.

1922 J. H. Corbett in Transvaal Educ Dept.: Rep. 1921 iv. 98 English readers to suit the ‘Platteland’ are needed.

1925 H. J. Mandelbrote tr. O. F. Mentzel Geogr. & Topogr. Descr. Cape of Good Hope II. 143 Snakes and scorpions are fairly plentiful in the platteland, but are rarely met with in Table Valley.

1934 Sunday Times (Johannesburg) 13 May It is useless to take the platteland youngster and to teach him to enter a college or university.

1943 J. Y. T. Greig Lang. at Work 106 Political discussions..take place on the stoep or in the bar-parlour of a hotel in some dorpie of the platteland.

1958 A. Jackson Trader on Veld 20 The idea of leaving the comfort and relative sophistication of Port Elizabeth held no terrors for me, and when my Uncle mentioned that he might fix me up on the Platteland, I was eager to hear more.

1977 Time 21 Nov. 10/2 ‘Man,’ he shouted, ‘this [sc. B. J. Vorster] is the man! This is the Churchill of the platteland!’

1994 Esquire Aug. 80/2 We're safe out here in the platteland.

2018 www.news24.com (S. Afr.) 25 Mar. (news website, accessed 5 Apr. 2018) The people spewing the bile are not some platteland hillbillies. They are engaged citizens with ready access to technology.

Derivatives

ˈplattelander n. a native or inhabitant of a rural area.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of Southern Africa > [noun] > countries or regions

Angolan1600

Angola1653

Malay1765

South African1806

Ngwaketsea1832

bushboya1834

Kapenaar1834

Transkeian1847

bosch-man1849

Natalian1850

burgher1879

Transvaaler1887

veldman1895

Rhodesian1897

Vaalpens1899

backvelder1911

plattelander1934

southwester1960

Zimbabwean1961

Zambian1963

Botswanian1966

Botswanan1967

Namibian1968

Ciskeian1973

Sowetan1974

1934 E. A. Walker Great Trek ii. 46 Generally speaking the plattelanders were healthy, as they had need to be if they were to survive.

1971 Progress (Cape Town) May 9/5 The Provincial Executive would..value any..contact which the plattelanders might make.

1985 Eastern Province Herald (Port Elizabeth) July 22 I'm a backvelder, a plattelander, a country bumpkin if you like.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	platteland
释义	plattelandn. Brit. /ˈplatəland/, U.S. /ˈplædəˌlænd/, South African English /ˈplʌtəlʌnt/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymon: Afrikaans platteland. Etymology: < Afrikaans platteland (Dutch platteland ; < plat plat adj. + land land n.¹). South African. The rural areas of South Africa. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Africa > [noun] > parts of South Africa Transkei1852 Strandveld1875 lowveld1878 Middleveld1878 rand1890 reef1903 backveld1905 platteland1917 south-west1928 1917 Evid. taken by Prov. Admin. Comm. (Union of S. Afr.) 583 When the urban areas can dictate the policy to the platteland, that is when you have trouble. 1922 J. H. Corbett in Transvaal Educ Dept.: Rep. 1921 iv. 98 English readers to suit the ‘Platteland’ are needed. 1925 H. J. Mandelbrote tr. O. F. Mentzel Geogr. & Topogr. Descr. Cape of Good Hope II. 143 Snakes and scorpions are fairly plentiful in the platteland, but are rarely met with in Table Valley. 1934 Sunday Times (Johannesburg) 13 May It is useless to take the platteland youngster and to teach him to enter a college or university. 1943 J. Y. T. Greig Lang. at Work 106 Political discussions..take place on the stoep or in the bar-parlour of a hotel in some dorpie of the platteland. 1958 A. Jackson Trader on Veld 20 The idea of leaving the comfort and relative sophistication of Port Elizabeth held no terrors for me, and when my Uncle mentioned that he might fix me up on the Platteland, I was eager to hear more. 1977 Time 21 Nov. 10/2 ‘Man,’ he shouted, ‘this [sc. B. J. Vorster] is the man! This is the Churchill of the platteland!’ 1994 Esquire Aug. 80/2 We're safe out here in the platteland. 2018 www.news24.com (S. Afr.) 25 Mar. (news website, accessed 5 Apr. 2018) The people spewing the bile are not some platteland hillbillies. They are engaged citizens with ready access to technology. Derivatives ˈplattelander n. a native or inhabitant of a rural area. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of Southern Africa > [noun] > countries or regions Angolan1600 Angola1653 Malay1765 South African1806 Ngwaketsea1832 bushboya1834 Kapenaar1834 Transkeian1847 bosch-man1849 Natalian1850 burgher1879 Transvaaler1887 veldman1895 Rhodesian1897 Vaalpens1899 backvelder1911 plattelander1934 southwester1960 Zimbabwean1961 Zambian1963 Botswanian1966 Botswanan1967 Namibian1968 Ciskeian1973 Sowetan1974 1934 E. A. Walker Great Trek ii. 46 Generally speaking the plattelanders were healthy, as they had need to be if they were to survive. 1971 Progress (Cape Town) May 9/5 The Provincial Executive would..value any..contact which the plattelanders might make. 1985 Eastern Province Herald (Port Elizabeth) July 22 I'm a backvelder, a plattelander, a country bumpkin if you like. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1917
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