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Boer

[ bawr, bohr, boor; Dutch boor ]

noun

  1. a South African of Dutch extraction.

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Boers.

Boer

/ ˈbəʊə; bʊə; bɔː /

noun

    1. 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
    2. ( as modifier )

      a Boer farm

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Boer1

First recorded in 1825–35; Afrikaans, from Dutch: “peasant, farmer”; boor

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Boer1

C19: from Dutch Boer ; see boor

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