platteland

English

Etymology

Noun

platteland

(South Africa) country, countryside

Dutch

Etymology

From plat +‎ -e- +‎ land

Pronunciation

Audio (file)
Hyphenation: plat‧te‧land

Noun

platteland n (plural plattelanden, diminutive plattelandje n)

country, countryside
Ik woonde in een groot huis op het platteland. — I lived in a big house in the country.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.