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Meanings of Boer in English
Descendants of Dutch-speaking settlers in Southern Africa.
Related terms
Portuguese
africânder Catalan
bóer A white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans.
Usage of Boer in English
1
Another letter in the afternoon; from the Boer General to Colonel Kekewich.
2
Butler wanted the British Army to prepare for a long Boer War.
3
Out in South Africa, in the very thick of the Boer war.
4
The Boer is no soldier in the technical sense of the term.
5
De Boer will leave the side after completing a tour of China.
6
It was merely display; the wily Boer did not yet mean business.
7
It also includes memorabilia from the Boer war and both world wars.
8
Dutch international Frank de Boer has also failed a test for nandrolone.
9
Between the hills was a narrow neck, and beyond the Boer capital.
10
The second Boer shell fell stupidly, and burst in the empty veldt.
11
When the Boer War broke out, he enlisted, and saw active service.
12
De Boer has suggested his replacement should be from a developing nation.
13
It cut into one of the most deeply-rooted habits of the Boer.
14
The hopelessness of the Boer cause in South Africa was, however, manifest.
15
The board decided De Boer was not the man to achieve it.
16
She will take over from Dutchman Yvo de Boer from July 1.