veld

noun (the veld, also veldt)

«veld» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Wide, open grassland in southern Africa, with few trees, especially in South Africa. tree →

In the lessons

Geography: the veld is like the prairie in North America or the pampas in South America. Kipling's Just So Stories use the old spelling «veldt»: in «How the Leopard Got His Spots» the animals live on the sandy-yellow-brownish High Veldt before they move to the forest, and the Leopard and the Ethiopian follow them. Science: grassland animals such as zebra, antelope and lions.

Examples

Zebras graze on the African veld. tree →
The Leopard hunted on the High Veldt. tree →
The veld turned green after the rains. tree →
Farmers keep cattle on the veld. tree →
We read about the animals of the veld in geography. tree →
The sun set over the wide, open veld. tree →

Note

Say «felt» or «velt» (from Afrikaans/Dutch «field»). Old spelling: veldt, used by Kipling. Usually «the veld».

On Mova

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