Boer

Boer (b

r, bôr, b

A Dutch colonist or descendant of a Dutch colonist in South Africa.

[Afrikaans, from Dutch, farmer, from Middle Dutch gheboer, peasant; see bheu- in Indo-European roots.]

Boer [bʊə ˈbəʊə bɔː]

n & adj

(Historical Terms) (Social Science / Peoples)

a. a descendant of any of the Dutch or Huguenot colonists who settled in South Africa, mainly in Cape Colony, the Orange Free State, and the Transvaal

b. (as modifier) a Boer farm

[from Dutch Boer; see boor]

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Noun

Boer - a white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans

Afrikander, Afrikaner

South African - a native or inhabitant of South Africa

Translations

Boer [ˈbəʊəʳ]

A. ADJ → bóer

B. N → bóer mf

C. CPD Boer War N → Guerra f Bóer, Guerra f del Transvaal

Boer [ˈbʊə^r ˈbɔː^r] n → Boer mf Boer War
Boer War n
the Boer War → la guerre des Boers

Boer

n → Bure m, → Burin f

adj → burisch; the Boer War → der Burenkrieg

Boer [ˈbʊəʳ] n & adj → boero/a

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Afrikander Afrikaner Boer War burp de Wet Dingaan farm Free State Great Trek Jameson Jameson Raid khaki election Kitchener knave Kruger Ladysmith Mafikeng Natal Oom Paul Kruger	I thought so--and an hour's ride from your farm lives a Boer with four fingers only on his right hand. Nada The Lily by Haggard, Rider H. View in context A little longer, and the shaggy Boer was in our midst upon his shaggy pony, with a half-scared, half-incredulous look in his deep-set eyes. Raffles, Further Adventures Of The Amateur Cracksman by Hornung, E. W. View in context - but after all, I was never really in danger, except the time when I carried the despatches for the colonel and rode straight into a Boer ambush. The Yellow Crayon by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context	body-line body-packer body-search body-surf bodyboard bodyboarding bodybuilder bodybuilding bodycheck bodyguard bodyless bodypaint bodyshell bodysuit bodysurf bodywork Boehm Boehme Boehmenism Boehmeria Boehmeria nivea boehmite Boell Boeotia Boeotian Boer Boer War boerbul boere- boeremusiek boerewors Boes boet Boethius boeuf boeuf bourguignon boeuf Bourguignonne boeuf fondu bourguignon boff boffin boffo boffola Bofors gun bog bog asphodel bog aster Bog bean bog bilberry Bog bumper Bog butter bog candles	Boeing Transonic Wind Tunnel Boeing Wichita Credit Union Boeing Yang Tai Chi Club Boeing, William Boekwaarde BOEL Boelens Aroma Chemical Information Service Boell BOEM BOEMIE BOEMII BOEMIII BOEMRE BOEN Boeng Boeotia Boeotia Boeotia Boeotia Prefecture Boeotia Prefecture Boeotian Boeotian Boeotian Boeotian Boeotian League Boeotian League Boeotians Boeotians BOEP BOEPD Boer Boer Goat Breeders Association of Australia Boer Goat Breeders of Maine Boer Goat Improvement Network Boer music Boer War Boer War Boer Wars Boer Wars Boerboel boerbul Boere Boere Boere boere- Boeremusiek Boeren Boeren Boeren Boeren Bridge Club Zoetermeer Boeren En Zorg in Gelderland Boerenjeugdbond Boerenkool Boerenkool Boerenkool Boerewors Boerhaave Boerhaave syndrome Boerhaave's syndrome Boerhaave's syndrome Boerhaave's syndrome

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I thought so--and an hour's ride from your farm lives a Boer with four fingers only on his right hand.

Nada The Lily by Haggard, Rider H. View in context

A little longer, and the shaggy Boer was in our midst upon his shaggy pony, with a half-scared, half-incredulous look in his deep-set eyes.

Raffles, Further Adventures Of The Amateur Cracksman by Hornung, E. W. View in context

- but after all, I was never really in danger, except the time when I carried the despatches for the colonel and rode straight into a Boer ambush.

The Yellow Crayon by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context

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