Etymology

platteland

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Today it means: The country, the countryside. Full definition →

Afrikaans platteland ← Dutch platteland
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The story

  1. Dutch · derived fromplatteland
  2. Afrikaans · borrowed fromplatteland
  3. English todayplatteland

Borrowed from Afrikaans platteland, from Dutch platteland.

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