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bushveld

bushveld

8.8
An area of open grass with some bushes and trees in southern Africa
  • noun
  • South African
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  • As we drove through the bushveld, we marveled at the vast expanse of grassland dotted with trees and shrubs.

Examples

  • Following her return to the bushveld the following day in order to bury the child, she begins to bury all the animals her father has killed.

    Academic text (2008)

  • And one has to say on the other side, in the longer term, there will be more rhodium coming out of South Africa—if and when Eastern Bushveld operations are successful and when there's more UG2.

    Blog text (34)

  • The wildlife thrives in the bushveld, where many species find their habitat among the scattered vegetation.

  • During our safari, we camped in the bushveld, surrounded by the sounds of nature and a beautiful sunset.

Synonyms

bush
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  • Australian
180 3.7

Wild land with many small trees and thick plants far from towns

is open grassy country with scattered small woody plants and trees
savanna
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12 4.2

A large flat area of grass with a few trees in warm places

is the southern African form of that grassland, specific to one region
shrubland
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  • Specialized
4.6

An area covered mostly with low bushes and small woody plants

is open grassland with scattered trees rather than low woody plant dominance

Surface Forms

bushveld singular
bushvelds plural

Morphology

bushveld = bush + veld (transparent) = bush + veld

The word is a direct compound of 'bush' + 'veld' whose combined meaning denotes that specific type of open shrubland.

Etymology

Bushveld comes from Afrikaans, joining bush ('bush') and veld ('field'). So it literally means 'bush field', which is why the word names the open grassland with scattered shrubs and trees found in southern Africa.