backveld

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  • backveld — n. (South African use) sparsely settled rural area, remote rural area …   English contemporary dictionary

  • backveld — [ bakfɛlt] noun S. African remote country districts, especially when considered to be unsophisticated or conservative. Derivatives backvelder noun Origin partial translation of Afrik. agterveld, lit. back countryside …   English new terms dictionary

  • backveld — n. S.Afr. remote country districts, esp. those strongly conservative. Derivatives: backvelder n …   Useful english dictionary

  • Бэквельды — (backveld)Backveld, термин, применяемый в Южной Африке для удаленных районов …   Страны мира. Словарь

  • the sticks — (informal) THE COUNTRY, the countryside, rural areas, the provinces; the backwoods, the back of beyond, the wilds, the hinterland, a backwater; N. Amer. the backcountry, the backland; Austral./NZ …   Useful english dictionary

  • takhaar — ˈtakˌhär, ˈtaˌkär, ˈtä noun ( s) Etymology: Afrikaans, literally, unkempt person, from tak branch, bough (from Middle Dutch tac sharp point, branch) + haar hair, from …   Useful english dictionary

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