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boer
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun boer has 1 sense
- boer(n = noun.person) afrikander, afrikaner - a white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans; Array is a kind of south african
CIDE DICTIONARY
boer, n. [D., a farmer. See Boor.].
A colonist or farmer in South Africa of Dutch descent. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
boer, n. & adj.
--n. a South African of Dutch descent.
--adj. of or relating to the Boers.
--n. a South African of Dutch descent.
--adj. of or relating to the Boers.
Etymology
Du.: see BOOR
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