Bushveld

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A terrain characterized by thick scrubby trees and dense thickets of bush, interspersed with grassy groundcover. South-Africa

    "When I first arrived at the site, the pair of Bateleur eagles were sitting quietly watching life unfold on the bushveld beneath them."

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afforestationarboretumback countrybackwoodsbasinboondocks

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"When I first arrived at the site, the pair of Bateleur eagles were sitting quietly watching life unfold on the bushveld beneath them."

Etymology

From bush + veld, partial calque of Afrikaans bosveld.

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