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sweetveld

sweet·veld [ swt vèlt ]


noun  South Africa 
Definition:
 
1. geography region of good pasture: an area of high land with grass and other growing plants that are good fodder for livestock

2. botany good vegetation for grazing: grass and other growing plants that are good fodder for livestock

[Mid-19th century. Via Afrikaans< Dutch zoeteveld< zoet "sweet" + veld "open terrain"]
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