uitlander

[ ahyt-lan-der, oit-; Dutch œit-lahn-duhr ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, (often initial capital letter)

a foreigner, especially a British settler in the Boer republics prior to the formation of the Union of South Africa.

uitlander

/ ˈeɪtˌlandə; ˈɔɪt-; -ˌlæn- /

1890–95; < Afrikaans < obsolete Dutch, equivalent to uit out + land land + -er -er ¹

C19: Afrikaans: outlander

This was the man who offered his service as Mediator and was accepted by both Uitlander and Boer.

About one-quarter of the aggregate Transvaal farms are owned by Uitlander individuals or by companies who are mostly English.

It therefore seemed proper that somebody should attempt to present the case for the Uitlander.

This decision shows with admirable clearness how the Uitlander fares at the hands of the Government.

The National Union did not represent any particular class in the Uitlander community.

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