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Boer

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Boer  (br, bôr, br)
n.
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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Boer - a white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans
South African - a native or inhabitant of South Africa
Translations
Boer [ˈbəʊəʳ]
A. ADJbóer
B. Nbóer mf
C. CPD Boer War NGuerra f Bóer, Guerra f del Transvaal
Boer [ˈbʊər ˈbɔːr] nBoer mf Boer War
Boer War n
the Boer War → la guerre des Boers
Boer
nBure m, → Burin f
adjburisch; the Boer Warder Burenkrieg
Boer [ˈbʊəʳ] n & adjboero/a
Boer [ˈbʊəʳ] n & adjboero/a


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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.
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.
- 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.
 
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