"gramadoela" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gramadoelas [plural]
Etymology: From Afrikaans gramadoela. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|af|gramadoela}} Afrikaans gramadoela Head templates: {{en-noun}} gramadoela (plural gramadoelas)
  1. A remote, sparsely populated area of southern Africa.
    Sense id: en-gramadoela-en-noun-L0xTffqX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "text": "'Out in the gramadoelas.' 'Which particular part of the gramadoelas?' 'Koue Bokkeveld.' Fish whistled. 'That's miles away. You're driving?' 'As you can hear. Just me'n Melissa.' She turned up the sound: 'I'm fancy-free.'",
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