Meanings
highveld1
noun
- Alternative letter-case form of Highveld.
Highveld2
proper noun
alternative highveld
- The inland plateau of South Africa and neighbouring countries, containing greater Johannesburg.First known use 19th c.
The Ben Schoeman highway, a wide barren lane in the mist without any glimpse of the yellow highveld landscape […].
1978, André Brink, Rumours of Rain, Vintage, published 2000, page 301 more example
Somewhere early in her childhood, on the farm on the highveld, ‘Matty’ had been created by her as an act of survival.
1969, Doris Lessing, The Four-Gated City, HarperCollins, published 1993, page 13
Origin
- Afrikaanshoëveld
- EnglishHighveld
From high + veld, after Afrikaans hoëveld.
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APA
highveld. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/highveld
MLA
“highveld.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/highveld. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “highveld,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/highveld.
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