uitlander
[ ahyt-lan-der, oit-; Dutch œit-lahn-duhr ]
/ ˈaɪtˌlæn dər, ˈɔɪt-; Dutch ˈœɪtˌlɑn dər /
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noun (often initial capital letter)
a foreigner, especially a British settler in the Boer republics prior to the formation of the Union of South Africa.
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First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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Words nearby uitlander
Uinta Mountains, uintathere, Uisliu, Uisnech, UIT, uitlander, uitwaaien, ujamaa village, Ujiji, Ujjain, Ujpest
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uitlander
/ (ˈeɪtˌlandə, -ˌlæn-, ˈɔɪt-) /
noun
(sometimes capital) Southern African a foreigner; alien
Word Origin for uitlander
C19: Afrikaans: outlander
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