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Definition of rondavel in English: rondavelnoun rɒnˈdɑːv(ə)lˌränˈdävl South African A traditional circular African dwelling with a conical thatched roof. Example sentencesExamples - We used to have five rondavels, big land for cultivation and livestock, but when we were removed we lost virtually all of that.
- Treatment was made more difficult by a power cut, leaving patients to be cared for in a dark rondavel on the clinic premises.
- Upon hearing the shots, the man said he ran from his rondavel and managed to apprehend one of the fleeing suspects, whom he recognised as a relative of Mama who had recently been fired.
- Martin is justifiably proud of the quality of the construction, thatching, painting and plastering of the rondavels.
Synonyms small house, house, bungalow, villa, lodge, chalet, cabin, shack, shanty
Rhymes Havel, larval, marvel, Marvell Definition of rondavel in US English: rondavelnounˌränˈdävl South African 1A traditional circular African dwelling with a conical thatched roof. Example sentencesExamples - We used to have five rondavels, big land for cultivation and livestock, but when we were removed we lost virtually all of that.
- Treatment was made more difficult by a power cut, leaving patients to be cared for in a dark rondavel on the clinic premises.
- Martin is justifiably proud of the quality of the construction, thatching, painting and plastering of the rondavels.
- Upon hearing the shots, the man said he ran from his rondavel and managed to apprehend one of the fleeing suspects, whom he recognised as a relative of Mama who had recently been fired.
Synonyms small house, house, bungalow, villa, lodge, chalet, cabin, shack, shanty - 1.1 A building based on the design of a rondavel, used as a guest room, storeroom, or vacation cottage.
Example sentencesExamples - The house has a pleasing feel to it, shaped as three attached rondavels with thatched roofs, stone walls and wooden windows, in an adaptation of the traditional indigenous thatched hut.
- Accommodation ranges from rondavel huts and safari tents to family bungalows and cottages and luxury guesthouses.
- Many are highly individual in their design ranging from rustic tree houses, to grass roofed rondavels or elaborate tents set under permanent thatched canopies.
- They offer accommodation in a limited number of enclosed rest-camps, in thatched rondavels, bungalows and chalets.
- He certainly found it, and ten years ago bought his small corner of paradise and built twenty five rondavels and a restaurant and bar on a small islet opposite.
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