Highveld
//ˈhaɪfɛlt// name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative letter-case form of Highveld. alt-of
Proper Noun
- 1 The inland plateau of South Africa and neighbouring countries, containing greater Johannesburg.
"Somewhere early in her childhood, on the farm on the highveld, ‘Matty’ had been created by her as an act of survival."
Example
More examples"Somewhere early in her childhood, on the farm on the highveld, ‘Matty’ had been created by her as an act of survival."
Etymology
From high + veld, after Afrikaans hoëveld.
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