Boer
['bəuə;bɔ:]
Definition
(n.) A colonist or farmer in South Africa of Dutch descent.
Typed by Denis
Definition
n. a Dutch colonist at the Cape engaged in agriculture.
Editor: Stacy
Examples
- The ordinary Roman citizen, like the ordinary Boer, was a farmer; at the summons of his country he went on commando. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The British used it effectively in the Boer War. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The Boers were, indeed, in many respects, the last survivors of Aryanism. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Lord Roberts also made good use of it in his South African campaign against the Boers. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The system was very like that of the Boers before the last war in South Africa. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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