uitlander

[ ahyt-lan-der, oit-; Dutch œit-lahn-duh r ]
/ ˈaɪtˌlæn dər, ˈɔɪt-; Dutch ˈœɪtˌlɑn dər /

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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Origin of uitlander

1890–95; < Afrikaans < obsolete Dutch, equivalent to uit out + land land + -er -er1

Words nearby uitlander

uintaite, uintathere, uisliu, uisnech, uit, uitlander, uitzilopochtli, ujamaa village, ujiji, ujjain, ujpest
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British Dictionary definitions for uitlander

uitlander
/ (ˈeɪtˌlandə, -ˌlæn-, ˈɔɪt-) /

noun

(sometimes capital) Southern African a foreigner; alien

Word Origin for uitlander

C19: Afrikaans: outlander
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