backveld [noun]

Definition of backveld:

Backward and unsophisticated rural areas.

Synonyms of backveld:

● Back of beyond

● Ends of the earth

● Bush

● Backcountry

● Backwoods

● Hinterland

● Outback


Opposite/Antonyms of backveld:

● City

● Conurbation

● Farmland

● Metropolis

● Municipality


Sentence/Example of backveld:

Even so this was chiefly at the expense of Labour, while the Nationalist tide rose still higher on the backveld.