Cronjé

[ Dutch krawn-yey ]

/ Dutch ˈkrɔn yeɪ /

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noun

Piet Ar·nol·dus

[Dutch peet ahr-nawl-doos], /Dutch pit ɑrˈnɔl dʊs/, 1835?–1911, Boer general.

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Words nearby Cronjé

Cromwellian chair, Cromwell, Oliver, crone, cronic, Cronin, Cronjé, cronk, Cronkite, Cronus, Cronut, crony

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How to use Cronjé in a sentence

Their armies, under men like Cronje or Joubert, seldom move from strongly-entrenched positions.
Campaign Pictures of the War in South Africa (1899-1900)|A. G. Hales
At last Cronje came back and addressed me, speaking English very imperfectly.
The Relief of Mafeking|Filson Young
Commandant Cronje's Burgher force paraded the street this morning—they are the men who captured Jameson.
A Woman's Part in a Revolution|Natalie Harris Hammond
General Cronje afterward breakfasted with the British officers.
South Africa and the Boer-British War, Volume I|J. Castell Hopkins

Towards the end of the week we were on the farm of Isaac Cronje.
Through Shot and Flame|J. D. Kestell.

British Dictionary definitions for Cronjé

Cronje

/ ('krɒnjə) /

noun

Hansie, full name Wessel Johannes Cronje (1969–2002); South African cricketer. He captained South Africa (1994–2000); banned for life from cricket for match-fixing in 2001

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