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uitlander

American  
[ahyt-lan-der, oit-, œit-lahn-duhr] / ˈaɪtˌlæn dər, ˈɔɪt-, ˈœɪtˌlɑn dər /

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.

uitlander British  
/ ˈeɪtˌlandə, ˈɔɪt-, -ˌlæn- /

noun

  1. (sometimes capital) a foreigner; alien

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Etymology

Origin of uitlander

1890–95; < Afrikaans < obsolete Dutch, equivalent to uit out + land land + -er -er 1

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