Meanings
nounstraat (plural straate or straaten)
plural straate · plural straaten
- South AfricaA valley between dunes.
The "straate" are generally level and have a fairly hard surface often broken by protruding boulders of limestone.
1908, Great Britain Parliament House of Commons, “Colonial Reports”, in Sessional Papers1 more example
Dune veld consists for the most part of rolling sand hills with wide or narrow straaten running in between the rows of sand hills.
1919, South Africa Dept. of Lands, Report of the Department of Lands, page 17
Origin
- Afrikaansstraat
- Englishstraat
Borrowed from Afrikaans straat. Doublet of street.
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APA
straat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straat
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“straat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straat. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “straat,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straat.
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