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Meaning of "platteland" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PLATTELAND

From Afrikaans, from Dutch plat flat + land country.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PLATTELAND

platteland  [ˈplatəˌlant] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PLATTELAND

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Platteland is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PLATTELAND


Boland
ˈbʊəlant
Deutschland
ˈdɔytʃlant
Helgoland
ˈhɛlɡolant
Rheinland
ˈrainlant
Seeland
ˈzeːlant
Wieland
ˈviːlant

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PLATTELAND

platonically
Platonism
Platonist
platoon
platoon sergeant
plats du jour
Plattdeutsch
Platte
platted
platter
platterful
plattersful
platting
platy
platycephalic
platycephalous
platyhelminth
platyhelminthic
platykurtic
platypus

WORDS THAT END LIKE PLATTELAND

Cleveland
Dixieland
eland
England
homeland
Iceland
Ireland
Lakeland
Matabeleland
movieland
New Ireland
Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ryeland
Southern Ireland
tideland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Vineland
wasteland
Wergeland
Zeeland

Synonyms and antonyms of platteland in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «platteland» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PLATTELAND

Find out the translation of platteland to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of platteland from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «platteland» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

platteland
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

platteland
570 millions of speakers

English

platteland
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

platteland
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

platteland
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

platteland
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

platteland
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

platteland
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

platteland
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Platteland
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

platte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

platteland
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

platteland
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Platteland
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

platteland
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

platteland
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्लॅटलँड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Platteland
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Platteland
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

platteland
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

platteland
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

platteland
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

platteland
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

platteland
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

platteland
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Platteland
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of platteland

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLATTELAND»

The term «platteland» is regularly used and occupies the 70.317 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PLATTELAND» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «platteland» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «platteland» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about platteland

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLATTELAND»

Discover the use of platteland in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to platteland and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rugby Stories from the Platteland
With the expansion of the game over a period of time such teams as Northern Free State, Far North, Northern Natal, Boland, South Western Districts, North West Cape and South Eastern Transvaal emerged from platteland slumber to enter the ...
Graham K. Jooste, 2005
2
Platteland Revisted
A revised second edition of Roger Ballen s powerful photographic journey containing new unpublished images never seen before
Roger Ballen, 2014
3
Vision, Mission, Compassion: Why People Matter in Organisations
8.4 Verschillen in eenzaamheid tussen stad en platteland In stedelijke buurten wonen veel mensen op een relatief kleine oppervlakte. Het is te verwachten dat de bewoners onder deze omstandigheden elkaar soms liever vermijden, of ze op  ...
Luuk van Leeuwen, Kees Winkel, Hans Dijkstra, 2007
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Het platteland in een veranderende wereld: boeren en het ...
Want het Groningse platteland werd al bijna net zo lang als de Groninger Mij. bestond, gekenmerkt door enerzijds orthodoxie en anderzijds secularisatie en daar past zo'n hervormd bolwerk als de Martinikerk niet bij. Bovendien was hier het ...
‎1994
5
Heart of Whiteness: Afrikaners Face Black Rule in the New ...
When one thinks of rural areas, or platteland, in South Africa, usually the image of the highveld rises up. Corn, called mielies, is the great cash crop; since it was introduced from North America it has become the subsistence food of Africans ...
June Goodwin, 1995
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Brutal, Tender, Human, Animal: Roger Ballen Photography
Despite the basis of trust, exchange and friendship that Ballen's works are based on, a tidal wave of controversy about his practice occurred when his book Platteland: images of rural South Africa came out in 1994 -the same year that apartheid ...
Roger Ballen, 2008
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Bourgondië voorbij: De Nederlanden 1250-1650 : liber ...
Zij investeerden wel in grondbezit op het platteland, dat bij verpachting waarschijnlijk meer opbracht dan het vrije van de ambachten. In de Bourgondisch-Habsburgse periode profiteerden de ambachtsheren in Zeeland structureel van hun ...
Mario Damen, Louis Sicking, 2010
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Report on the Vital Statistics ...: Verslag Oor Die Vitale ...
10.-4ÏEBOORTES EN STERFGEVALLE GEREGKTREER BLANKES, MAGISTRAATSDISTRDXTE, 1937— (vervolg). TOwmn — Bizana Sural— Platteland. Flagstaff— Flagstaff Bural — Platteland . Llbode— Libode Bural — Plattelan d .
South Africa. Office of Census and Statistics, 1939
9
Interpreting the Universe as Creation
Er bestonden voor vestiging op het platteland geen eisen betreffende de opleiding. Slechts hier en daar werden door de plaatselijk overheid zekere eisen bij vestiging gesteld.43 Om de concurrentie van de plattelandschirurgijns enigszins in ...
Jacques Paviot, 2001
10
You Can't Get Lost in Cape Town
just reading the Bible all day long makes them stupid, those preacher chaps from the platteland ...' Charlie's voice weaves through her thoughts. This boy will not stop until she speaks out against his irreverence and Tamieta sighs, weary with ...
Zoë Wicomb, 1987

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLATTELAND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term platteland is used in the context of the following news items.
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Santam sees untapped market opportunity
The companies service very different markets: Santam is strong in the Western Cape and Platteland, while MiWay is strong in Gauteng, among ... «Moneyweb.co.za, Jul 15»
2
Contermans Kloof the next big industrial area in the Cape
... exceptional access to the N7 and N1 and the areas of West Coast, Northern and Southern suburbs, as well as the Platteland,” explains Len. «eProp.co.za, Jul 15»
3
Alexander De Croo: 'Mislukken is minder erg dan falen zonder leren'
Wat hebben de mensen op het platteland van Guinee, Burkina Faso of Mali aan digitalisering, als ze niet eens elektriciteit hebben? Alexander ... «MO, Jul 15»
4
Don't buy a house…
Friends, visiting from the platteland, would always ask: “How can you stand the noise?” “Ah, you get used to it,” I would reply. But I never did. «News24, Jul 15»
5
A tale of life between two varsities
... that people don't pay and N2 and N3 booth tolls where there's no option, biting cold versus warm winters, platteland versus sea and jungles, ... «Mail & Guardian Online, Jul 15»
6
Fransman: ANC will reclaim municipalities from the DA
“What we must do, is go and take back what is ours in the Platteland. That must be a strategic objective. It will possibly be the most difficult local ... «Eyewitness News, Jun 15»
7
Interesting facts about Beer in SA
... craft beer market has recently exploded in SA - Fokofpolisiekar recently launched their third craft beer, Hemel op die Platteland Amber Ale. «News24, Jun 15»
8
Maybe Malaika went looking for it
Franschhoek reflects a growing Cape platteland social issue. A lot of the poor black people (another buzz phrase you love so much) cannot ... «Independent Online, Jun 15»
9
10 songs that turn 10 in 2015
9 provocative pics from Nicki Minaj's Instagram account · Fokofpolisiekar launches third craft beer, Hemel Op Die Platteland · Two of our fav ... «Channel 24, Jun 15»
10
Actress & Girl, a gem from Gauteng to Eastern Cape
Actress & Girl plays at the Platteland Preview Festival on 27 June, the Grahamstown National Arts Festival from the 2nd – 6th July and the 969 ... «Artslink.co.za News, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Platteland [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/platteland>. Apr 2024 ».
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