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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans [syn: Afrikaner, Afrikander, Boer]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Dutch, literally, farmer — more at boor Date: 1800 a South African of Dutch or Huguenot descent

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & adj. --n. a South African of Dutch descent. --adj. of or relating to the Boers. Etymology: Du.: see BOOR

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Boer Boer, n. [D., a farmer. See Boor.] A colonist or farmer in South Africa of Dutch descent.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(Boers) The Boers are the descendants of the Dutch people who went to live in South Africa. N-COUNT





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