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Boer  (br, bôr, br)

n.

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

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

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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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Boer [ˈbʊəʳ] n & adj → boero/a