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Besides its literal meaning, it is also used as a synonym for an [[Afrikaner]] or [[Afrikaans]]-speaking descendents of the [[Dutch]] settlers. | Besides its literal meaning, it is also used as a synonym for an [[Afrikaner]] or [[Afrikaans]]-speaking descendents of the [[Dutch]] settlers. | ||
| − | Later gained a more pejorative/negative connotation among opponents of the Nationalist | + | Later gained a more pejorative/negative connotation among opponents of the [[Nationalist Party]], in the anti-[[Apartheid]] period and even thereafter. |
== Some adjectival derivatives: == | == Some adjectival derivatives: == | ||
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Noun (Plural "Boere") Pronounced [ˈbuːr] in Afrikaans.
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Literal meaning:
The Dutch and Afrikaans name for a farmer.
Metaphoric meaning
Besides its literal meaning, it is also used as a synonym for an Afrikaner or Afrikaans-speaking descendents of the Dutch settlers.
Later gained a more pejorative/negative connotation among opponents of the Nationalist Party, in the anti-Apartheid period and even thereafter.
Some adjectival derivatives:
Boere-oorlog (or Boer War in English), Boere Republiek ("Boer Republic"), Boerestaat ("Boer state"), Boerevolk ("Boer nation"), Boeretaal ("Boer language"), Boere-musiek ("Boer music"), Boere-orkes ("Boer orchestra"), Boerewors ("farmers saugage", a traditional South African sausage), etc.
Sources
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Boer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boer
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