uitlander

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

noun(often initial capital letter)
  1. a foreigner, especially a British settler in the Boer republics prior to the formation of the Union of South Africa.

Origin of uitlander

1
1890–95; <Afrikaans <obsolete Dutch, equivalent to uitout + landland + -er-er1

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uitlander

/ (ˈeɪtˌlandə, -ˌlæn-, ˈɔɪt-) /


noun
  1. (sometimes capital) Southern African a foreigner; alien

Origin of uitlander

1
C19: Afrikaans: outlander

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