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backveld

back·veld [ bák vèlt ]


noun 
Definition:
 
South Africa remote rural places: remote and unsophisticated rural areas and communities, especially when considered to be lacking in sophistication ( informal )

[Early 20th century. <back + Afrikaans veld "field"]

back·veld·er noun
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