Boer


Definition: Meaning of, Boer in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / bɔː;ˈbəʊə;bʊə /

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Boer Boers
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  1. a white South African whose family is related to the Dutch people who settled in South Africa in the 1600s [↪  Afrikaner]
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Boer used in phrases

  • Boer War (noun)
    1. 1899-1902 1880-1881 either of two wars: the first when the Boers fought England in order to regain the independence they had given up to obtain British help against the Zulus ; the second when the Orange Free State and Transvaal declared war on Britain
  • Boer War, the
    1. (1899-1902) a war in South Africa in which the British army successfully fought against two Boer REPUBLIC s called the Transvaal and the Orange Free State, and made them part of the British Empire
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