| 单词 | boer republic |
| 释义 | > as lemmasBoer Republic Boer Republic n. (now historical) any of various independent, self-governed Boer states founded in southern Africa in the 19th cent.; spec. the South African Republic (the Transvaal) or the Orange Free State.Several small Boer states existed briefly during the 19th cent., including Vryheid, Natalia, Stellaland, Goshen, Winburg, and Utrecht.The Transvaal and Orange Free State were formally annexed to the British Empire in 1902, and became provinces of the Union of South Africa in May 1910. [Compare South African Dutch Boerenrepubliek (mid 19th cent.; Afrikaans Boererepubliek).] ΚΠ 1853 Patriot 21 Mar. 182/3 If we published against the interests of the Boer republic he could and would prosecute us. 1897 Consular Rep. (U.S. Government) Sept. 143 Since the foundation of the Boer Republic, the Germans have had successful commercial relations with the country [sc. the Transvaal]. 1926 M. Nathan S. Afr. from Within 165 He [sc. Jameson] frustrated a Boer raid into his territory, only to become a raider in his turn—thereby endangering peace between Great Britain and the Boer Republics. 1961 T. V. Bulpin White Whirlwind 150 Utrecht, an odd little town which until recently had ranked itself among the capitals of the world, for it had been the political centre of one of the several Boer republics in South Africa. 2011 T. L. Crosby Joseph Chamberlain xi. 131 The Boers had retreated far enough to the north to establish..two Boer republics, the Orange Free State and the South African Republic (Transvaal). < as lemmas |
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