lowveldn.

Brit.

/ˈləʊvɛld/,

/ˈləʊvɛlt/,

/ˈləʊfɛlt/, U.S.

/ˈloʊˌvɛld/,

/ˈloʊˌvɛlt/, South African English

/ˈləʊfɛlt/

Forms: also with hyphen and with capital initial(s).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: low adj., veld n.

Etymology: < low adj. + veld n., after Afrikaans Laeveld, literally ‘low country’ (1949 or earlier as a place name, 1854 or earlier in South African Dutch as laagveld denoting this region). Compare highveld n., bushveld n.

Originally and chiefly South African.

A subtropical region of north-eastern South Africa and some adjoining territories, lying mostly at an altitude of under 600 metres; esp. the provinces of Mpumalanga and Limpopo (formerly in the Transvaal), and south-eastern Zimbabwe. Cf. highveld n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Africa > [noun] > parts of South Africa

Transkei1852

Strandveld1875

lowveld1878

Middleveld1878

rand1890

reef1903

backveld1905

platteland1917

south-west1928

1878 A. Aylward Transvaal of To-day iii. 44 Bushveld and Lowveld are convertible terms.

1905 Transvaal Agric. Jrnl. Oct. 141 (title) Notes on the native flora and crops of the Lowveld of the Eastern Transvaal.

1959 Cape Times 4 Feb. 1/1 Mr. Ray Stockil yesterday announced his intention to retire as Leader of the Opposition in the Southern Rhodesia Parliament and to devote his attention to the economic development of the lowveld of the country.

2001 Financial Times 27 Jan. (Weekend Suppl.) p. xviii/1 The pilot..soon has us on the way back to Johannesburg high above the hungry wildlife of the South African lowveld.

Compounds

General attributive, as lowveld farm, lowveld town, etc.

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1903 J. Buchan Afr. Colony xiii. 256 When the grass failed the Boer trekked with his herds to his low-veld farm, whence he frequently brought back the seeds of disease in his animals.

1931 Discovery Aug. 259/2 At Barberton, where problems connected with the improvement of cottons for low-veld areas are dealt with.

1949 Cape Argus 5 Nov. (Mag.) 9/5 The lowveld hills around Umgungundhlovu.

1968 C. Burke Elephant across Border v. 189 A shallow ravine, covered in those lowveld succulents which are able to grow out of small patches of moss and cracks in the rock.

2011 T. Pinchuck et al. Rough Guide S. Afr. (ed. 7) iv. 540 Largest of the lowveld towns, and the capital of Mpumalanga, is Nelspruit, accessible by air and bus.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lowveld
释义	lowveldn. Brit. /ˈləʊvɛld/, /ˈləʊvɛlt/, /ˈləʊfɛlt/, U.S. /ˈloʊˌvɛld/, /ˈloʊˌvɛlt/, South African English /ˈləʊfɛlt/ Forms: also with hyphen and with capital initial(s). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: low adj., veld n. Etymology: < low adj. + veld n., after Afrikaans Laeveld, literally ‘low country’ (1949 or earlier as a place name, 1854 or earlier in South African Dutch as laagveld denoting this region). Compare highveld n., bushveld n. Originally and chiefly South African. A subtropical region of north-eastern South Africa and some adjoining territories, lying mostly at an altitude of under 600 metres; esp. the provinces of Mpumalanga and Limpopo (formerly in the Transvaal), and south-eastern Zimbabwe. Cf. highveld n. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Africa > [noun] > parts of South Africa Transkei1852 Strandveld1875 lowveld1878 Middleveld1878 rand1890 reef1903 backveld1905 platteland1917 south-west1928 1878 A. Aylward Transvaal of To-day iii. 44 Bushveld and Lowveld are convertible terms. 1905 Transvaal Agric. Jrnl. Oct. 141 (title) Notes on the native flora and crops of the Lowveld of the Eastern Transvaal. 1959 Cape Times 4 Feb. 1/1 Mr. Ray Stockil yesterday announced his intention to retire as Leader of the Opposition in the Southern Rhodesia Parliament and to devote his attention to the economic development of the lowveld of the country. 2001 Financial Times 27 Jan. (Weekend Suppl.) p. xviii/1 The pilot..soon has us on the way back to Johannesburg high above the hungry wildlife of the South African lowveld. Compounds General attributive, as lowveld farm, lowveld town, etc. ΚΠ 1903 J. Buchan Afr. Colony xiii. 256 When the grass failed the Boer trekked with his herds to his low-veld farm, whence he frequently brought back the seeds of disease in his animals. 1931 Discovery Aug. 259/2 At Barberton, where problems connected with the improvement of cottons for low-veld areas are dealt with. 1949 Cape Argus 5 Nov. (Mag.) 9/5 The lowveld hills around Umgungundhlovu. 1968 C. Burke Elephant across Border v. 189 A shallow ravine, covered in those lowveld succulents which are able to grow out of small patches of moss and cracks in the rock. 2011 T. Pinchuck et al. Rough Guide S. Afr. (ed. 7) iv. 540 Largest of the lowveld towns, and the capital of Mpumalanga, is Nelspruit, accessible by air and bus. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1878
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