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veld, veldt (s) (noun); velds, veldts (pl)
1. A section of land, probably large, in parts of southern Africa that is used for animals to graze: "The cattle aways looked forward to leaving their kraals and going into the velds."
2. Etymology: from Afrikaans veld; from Middle Dutch velt, veld, "field".
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