platteland
noun/ˈplætəlænd/
/ˈplætəlænd/
South African English [ˈplɐtəlɐnt]
[uncountable] (South African English)- remote country districts; rural areas
- Better farming is the key to stopping people moving from the platteland to the cities.
Word OriginAfrikaans, literally ‘flat land’.Definitions on the go
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