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Hertzog

[ Dutch her-tsawkh ]

noun

  1. James Barry Mun·nik [mœn, -, uh, k], South African statesman and general: prime minister 1924–39.


Hertzog

/ ˈhɜːtsɒɡ /

noun

  1. HertzogJames Barry Munnik18661942MSouth AfricanPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime minister James Barry Munnik. 1866–1942, South African statesman; prime minister (1924–39): founded the Nationalist Party (1913), advocating complete South African independence from Britain; opposed South African participation in World Wars I and II


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I came to Sarajevo for the first time in 1992 with my friend Gilles Hertzog.

Kevin Hertzog, a prop stylist in New York, is a fan of the trend.

Bernard Hertzog began to pant a little; his clothes adhered to his skin with the running perspiration.

"Yes, he asks us eighty, and presently the enemy will come along and take it for nothing," replied Hertzog.

From the time that Hertzog had been dropped from Botha's cabinet he had posed as a martyr.

General Hertzog: I would not like it to be understood that we will use our influence with the Delegates.

Commandant Hertzog, on our arrival, despatched a messenger under a flag of truce to demand the surrender of the garrison.

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