platteland

/ ˈplatəˌlant /

noun

1. the platteland
   (in South Africa) the country districts or rural areas

Word History and Origins

Origin of platteland¹

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

Example Sentences

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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The white farmers of the platteland worry that their land will be seized under government proposals to take property without compensation.

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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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They knew the truth of the platteland fire.

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This was after AWB members shot civilians in and around the platteland town of Mafeking in March 1994.

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