Boer
a South African of Dutch extraction.
of or relating to the Boers.
Origin of Boer
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How to use Boer in a sentence
When she heard about the horrible conditions of the camps, which housed Boer women and children, she began raising money and traveled to South Africa to visit the sites.
“The events are spread inside and outside the city,” says Boer.
Dutch Coronation Celebrations Clouded After Boston Marathon Bombing | Nadette De Visser | April 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST“Speaking in general, it seems the atmosphere in the city today is completely different from the crowning in 1980,” says Boer.
Dutch Coronation Celebrations Clouded After Boston Marathon Bombing | Nadette De Visser | April 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThese are military and political debacles to rival the Boer War.
The Petraeus Revolution: How He Changed the American Way of War | John Barry | January 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Tryhards Freddie de Boer, The New Inquiry Liberal pundits are surprisingly radical in their critiques of American meritocracy.
During the Boer War, Canadians flocked to the colours to defend the British Empire.
Canada Comes to the Rescue of Great Britain, Again | Andrew Roberts | November 28, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTOn one occasion Moffat halted at a farm belonging to a Boer, a man of wealth and importance, who had many slaves.
Robert Moffat | David J. DeaneWith a start, and a look as though the man might have dropped from the clouds, the worthy Boer exclaimed, "Are you Africaner?"
Robert Moffat | David J. DeaneIt seems almost incredible, but it is true that all such mishaps were attributed to Boer treachery.
The Relief of Mafeking | Filson YoungThis first was the Boer hospital, and even at this early hour the air was pungent with the reek of strong tobacco.
The Relief of Mafeking | Filson YoungThen another shot cracked—from our side this time; the treacherous Boer, I was told, fell dead, and the action was over.
The Relief of Mafeking | Filson Young
British Dictionary definitions for Boer
/ (bʊə, ˈbəʊə, bɔː) /
a descendant of any of the Dutch or Huguenot colonists who settled in South Africa, mainly in Cape Colony, the Orange Free State, and the Transvaal
(as modifier): a Boer farm
Origin of Boer
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