verkrampte
/ (fəˈkrɑmtə) /
noun(in South Africa)
: Compare verligte
(during apartheid) an Afrikaner Nationalist who opposed any changes toward liberal trends in government policy, esp relating to racial questions
(as modifier): verkrampte politics
Origin of verkrampte
1C20: from Afrikaans (adj), literally: restricted
Words Nearby verkrampte
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