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(Plural "Boere") The [[Afrikaans]] name for a '''farmer'''. Also used as a synonym for an [[Afrikaner]] or Afrikaans-speaking whites in South Africa, usually pejoratively.  
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Noun (Plural "Boere") Pronounced [ˈbuːr] in [[Afrikaans]]. 
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== Literal meaning: ==
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The [[Dutch]] and [[Afrikaans]] name for a '''farmer'''.
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== Metaphoric meaning ==
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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.
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Later gained a more pejorative/negative connotation among opponents of the [[Nationalist Party]], in the anti-[[Apartheid]] period and even thereafter.
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== Some adjectival derivatives: ==
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[[Boere-oorlog]] (or [[Boer War]] in English), [[Boere Republiek]] ("[[Boer Republics|Boer Republic]]"), [[Boerestaat]] ("Boer state"), [[Boerevolk]] ("Boer nation"), [[Boeretaal]] ("Boer language"), [[Boere-musiek]] ("Boer music"), [[Boere-orkes]] ("Boer orchestra"), [[Boerewors]] ("farmers sausage"), etc.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
  
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http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Boer
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boer
  
 
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Latest revision as of 11:10, 31 May 2014

Noun (Plural "Boere") Pronounced [ˈbuːr] in Afrikaans.


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 sausage"), etc.

Sources

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Boer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boer

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