platteland
noun
plat·te·land
ˈplätəˌlänt
sometimes capitalized
: the isolated rural sections of southern Africa : backveld
Word History
Etymology
Afrikaans, from Dutch, literally, flatland, from platte, plat flat, level, low + land, from Middle Dutch; akin to Old High German lant land
- line pattern
- line plate
- line printer
- line red
- line rental
- line resin
- line rider
- line scale
- line score
- line screen
- line space
- line space lever
- line spacer
- line spectrum
- line squall
- line storm
- line tree
- line up
- line voltage
- line-firing
- line-haul
- line-item
- line-item veto
- line-of-battle ship
- line-throwing gun