British Dictionary definitions for verkrampte

verkrampte

noun (in South Africa)

1. (during apartheid) an Afrikaner Nationalist who opposed any changes toward liberal trends in government policy, esp relating to racial questions
2. (as modifier)verkrampte politics
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Word Origin

C20: from Afrikaans (adj), literally: restricted

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