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van Riebeeck

/ væn ˈriːbɪk /

noun

  1. van RiebeeckJan16191677MDutchPOLITICS: colonial administrator Jan, full name Johan Anthoniszoon van Riebeeck. 1619–77, Dutch colonial administrator. Founder of the colony of the Cape of Good Hope (1652)


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