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   platteland

   /ˈplatəland/

   noun

   • 1. remote country districts: "better farming is the key to stopping people moving from the platteland to the cities"

   adjective

   • 1. belonging to or characteristic of remote country districts; rustic: "he spoke in strong platteland Afrikaans"

   Word Origin Afrikaans, literally ‘flat land’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. plattelander noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

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