boman.

Brit.

/ˈbəʊmə/, U.S.

/ˈboʊmə/, East African English

/ˈboma/

Origin: A borrowing from Swahili. Etymon: Swahili boma.

Etymology: < Swahili boma enclosure for animals, stockade, fortification, colonial military or administrative centre (plural maboma), ultimately < Persian būm garrison, dwelling place, country, region (cognate with Sanskrit bhūmi earth, land: see Bhumihar n.).

1. East African and South African. A barrier formed from thorny branches or wooden stakes, used for defence against attacks by enemies or wild animals; a fence, palisade, or stockade.

ΚΠ

1860 R. F. Burton in Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 1859 29 64 The Bomá..is a loose fence or a stockade surrounding a camp or a settlement.

1925 Geogr. Jrnl. 66 417 The villages are usually surrounded by a ‘Boma’ of ‘Narumba’ and reeds.

2018 M. Collings Predators (e-book, accessed 27 Nov. 2019) The branches sported one-inch spines that, when the branches were woven together in a tall boma, or wall, around the camp, became Africa's answer to barbed wire.

2. East African and South African. An enclosure surrounded by a fence or stockade, used for keeping animals. Later also: (in hotels, holiday resorts, etc.) an enclosed area used for outdoor dining and other leisure activities.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > palisade or stockade > [noun]

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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > animal enclosure or house general > [noun] > enclosure

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1860 R. F. Burton in Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 1859 29 304 The head-quarters of the chief are described to be a boma or palisade about two miles long, roomy enough to contain the cattle.

1930 W. M. Mann Wild Animals in & out of Zoo xv. 196 We finally got the antelopes into the boma, where to our great surprise they were comparatively quiet.

2019 Star (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 26 Oct. (E1 ed.) 2 For the ultimate in bush luxury, the Freedom Villa has..a viewing deck and its own boma... The outdoor boma is the perfect setting to relax around an open-fire and dine under the stars.

3. In former European colonies in eastern and southern Africa: a fort; a fortified settlement or camp; an administrative centre for the colonial government. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > holder of office > magistrate > chief magistrate of a district > [noun] > of colonial or dependent territory > place of in East Africa

boma1893

1893 Geogr. Jrnl. 2 244 Captain Stairs decided to hand over the fort to the Belgians. Accordingly we turned our backs upon the familiar boma on February 4th.

1910 J. T. McCutcheon In Afr. viii. 125 This boma usually consists of a white man's residence, a little post-office, one or two Indian stores where all the necessities of a simple life may be procured, and a number of native grass huts.

1956 Nyasaland Jrnl. 9 90 Liwonde boma No. 1 was not referred to as a fort. It was like most other bomas of those times, an administrative station with some means of defence such as a stockade or walled enclosure.

2011 Nation (Nairobi) (Nexis) 17 June Wasting no time, they [sc. the Germans] began to build a boma in 1899—or rather a fortress to settle the army and its administration.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	boma
释义	boman. Brit. /ˈbəʊmə/, U.S. /ˈboʊmə/, East African English /ˈboma/ Origin: A borrowing from Swahili. Etymon: Swahili boma. Etymology: < Swahili boma enclosure for animals, stockade, fortification, colonial military or administrative centre (plural maboma), ultimately < Persian būm garrison, dwelling place, country, region (cognate with Sanskrit bhūmi earth, land: see Bhumihar n.). 1. East African and South African. A barrier formed from thorny branches or wooden stakes, used for defence against attacks by enemies or wild animals; a fence, palisade, or stockade. ΚΠ 1860 R. F. Burton in Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 1859 29 64 The Bomá..is a loose fence or a stockade surrounding a camp or a settlement. 1925 Geogr. Jrnl. 66 417 The villages are usually surrounded by a ‘Boma’ of ‘Narumba’ and reeds. 2018 M. Collings Predators (e-book, accessed 27 Nov. 2019) The branches sported one-inch spines that, when the branches were woven together in a tall boma, or wall, around the camp, became Africa's answer to barbed wire. 2. East African and South African. An enclosure surrounded by a fence or stockade, used for keeping animals. Later also: (in hotels, holiday resorts, etc.) an enclosed area used for outdoor dining and other leisure activities. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > palisade or stockade > [noun] shide-wallc1000 barrierc1380 peel?a1400 bails1523 palisade1588 stockado1608 stockade1614 fraise1775 picket1779 estacade1827 zariba1849 boma1860 the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > animal enclosure or house general > [noun] > enclosure par-yard1746 para1825 boma1860 1860 R. F. Burton in Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 1859 29 304 The head-quarters of the chief are described to be a boma or palisade about two miles long, roomy enough to contain the cattle. 1930 W. M. Mann Wild Animals in & out of Zoo xv. 196 We finally got the antelopes into the boma, where to our great surprise they were comparatively quiet. 2019 Star (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 26 Oct. (E1 ed.) 2 For the ultimate in bush luxury, the Freedom Villa has..a viewing deck and its own boma... The outdoor boma is the perfect setting to relax around an open-fire and dine under the stars. 3. In former European colonies in eastern and southern Africa: a fort; a fortified settlement or camp; an administrative centre for the colonial government. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > magistrate > chief magistrate of a district > [noun] > of colonial or dependent territory > place of in East Africa boma1893 1893 Geogr. Jrnl. 2 244 Captain Stairs decided to hand over the fort to the Belgians. Accordingly we turned our backs upon the familiar boma on February 4th. 1910 J. T. McCutcheon In Afr. viii. 125 This boma usually consists of a white man's residence, a little post-office, one or two Indian stores where all the necessities of a simple life may be procured, and a number of native grass huts. 1956 Nyasaland Jrnl. 9 90 Liwonde boma No. 1 was not referred to as a fort. It was like most other bomas of those times, an administrative station with some means of defence such as a stockade or walled enclosure. 2011 Nation (Nairobi) (Nexis) 17 June Wasting no time, they [sc. the Germans] began to build a boma in 1899—or rather a fortress to settle the army and its administration. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). > see also also refers to : bomboman.¹ < n.1860 see also
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