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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.
Synonyms
Examples for "boers"
Examples for "boers"
1
True Boers didn't need good taste; they had God on their side.
2
So far they have no idea of the force of the Boers.
3
A man who knew the Boers was the man in the street.
4
It has cost the simple-hearted Boers something like £300 in wasted shell.
5
The Boers were hugely elated at the sight of the star shell.
1
When the song is translated into English, it mentions violence against Afrikaners.
2
I can confidently say they do NOT represent the majority of Afrikaners.
3
Revelations of his extramarital affairs also undermined his reputation with religious Afrikaners.
4
Without bloodshed, the Soviets gave up their empire, the Afrikaners their dominion.
5
For Afrikaners, it marks the victory over the Zulus in the mid-1800s.
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.