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Boer War, the(dictionary)
Boer(dictionary)

Boer (iou)



Boer noun & adjective. M19.
[Dutch boer farmer: cf. BOOR.]
A. noun. A South African of Dutch descent, an Afrikaner; Hist. an early Dutch inhabitant of the Cape. Cf. BOOR 1b. M19.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Of, made by, or typical of Boers. L19.
Boer War: between Britain and the Boer Republics in South Africa 1880-1 and (esp.) 1899-1902.