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vlei

/ vleɪ; fleɪ /

noun

  1. an area of low marshy ground, esp one that feeds a stream
  2. dialect.
    a marsh
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of vlei1

C19: from Afrikaans (for sense 1); from obsolete N American Dutch dialect (for sense 2): valley
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Example Sentences

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“Sure. Get me onto Dead Man’s Vlei, and I might as well give you the bus. Get out of here before I press the panic button.”

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Suddenly, he noticed that the vlei people had silently crept up to them while they were eating.

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Regretfully, the vlei people moved away as silently as they had come.

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Once, Tendai looked behind to see one of the vlei people detach himself from the wall and shamble over to the cart.

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He followed the vlei people as they worked.

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