Uitlander1
/ˈītˌlandər/ /ˈāt-/ /ˈout-
/noun South African historical
A British immigrant living in the Transvaal who was denied citizenship by the Boers for cultural and economic reasons.An attempt by Dr Jameson, a crony of Rhodes, to encourage a rising by the Uitlanders (the British in the Transvaal without political rights) failed in 1896....
- Meanwhile, the British government had been putting pressure on the Transvaal to deal with the ongoing grievances of the Uitlanders.
- He writes in his book: ‘It would have been easy, Milner later confessed to his intimates, to patch things up with Kruger, and settle those difficulties with the Uitlanders in a Great Deal that could have lasted five, ten or fifteen years.’
Origin
Afrikaans, from Dutch uit 'out' + land 'land'.
uitlander2
/ˈeɪtlandə
/ /ˈɔɪtlandə/noun South African
A foreigner or outsider.The official rationale, for presentation to the British public, was that of protecting the rights of uitlanders in the Republics, but the real reason was the need to lay hands on the recently discovered Transvaal gold....
- With his fresh, brushy style, Podeswa gives a bright and quirky view of the townships as seen by an uitlander.
- The refusal of political rights to uitlanders aggravated the situation, as did the aggressive attitude of Lord Milner, British High Commissioner.
Origin
Afrikaans, from Dutch uit 'out' + land 'land'.