Boer

By Deane Barker

Definition: Descendants of the Dutch colonists in South Africa

The more modern term in use today is “Afrikaners,” though their are subtle differences.

Why I Looked It Up

It came up often in a book about the world in 1913. I was pretty sure I knew what it meant, but not 1005, so I looked it up.

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