Boer

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Nationality & raceBoerBoer /bɔː, bʊə $ bɔːr, bʊr/ noun [countable] SANa white South African whose family is related to the Dutch people who settled in South Africa in the 1600s → AfrikanerExamples from the CorpusBoer• This was the one international issue between the Boer War and 1914 which mobilized large public demonstrations.• Once again, however, it took the fears engendered by the Boer War to arouse widespread interest in the issue.• She was converted to pacifism by the Quaker Hilda Clark, while at university during the Boer war.• Small wonder that, by the time of the Boer War, the pacifists felt like a small and beleaguered minority.Origin Boer (1800-1900) Afrikaans Dutch boer “farmer”

单词	Boer
释义	Boer From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Nationality & raceBoerBoer /bɔː, bʊə $ bɔːr, bʊr/ noun [countable] SANa white South African whose family is related to the Dutch people who settled in South Africa in the 1600s → AfrikanerExamples from the CorpusBoer• This was the one international issue between the Boer War and 1914 which mobilized large public demonstrations.• Once again, however, it took the fears engendered by the Boer War to arouse widespread interest in the issue.• She was converted to pacifism by the Quaker Hilda Clark, while at university during the Boer war.• Small wonder that, by the time of the Boer War, the pacifists felt like a small and beleaguered minority.Origin Boer (1800-1900) Afrikaans Dutch boer “farmer”
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