"platteland" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: plattelands [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans platteland, from Dutch platteland. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|af|platteland}} Afrikaans platteland, {{der|en|nl|platteland}} Dutch platteland Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} platteland (countable and uncountable, plural plattelands)
  1. (South Africa) The country, the countryside. Tags: South-Africa, countable, uncountable

Inflected forms

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