Boer

Boer is the Afrikaans (and Dutch) word for farmer which came to denote the descendents of the Afrikaans speaking migrating farmers of the expanding eastern Cape frontier. It is sometimes used in general to refer to an Afrikaner. When used in an historical context, it may refer to an inhabitant of the Boer republics as well as those who were cultural Boers. The Boers were largely though not completly absorbed into the Afrikaner designation following the Anglo-Boer War. A Boer is also an African goat which is able to live in the desert for a long time without food or water.

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Afrikaans: South Africa Namibia Botswana Malawi Zambia...

Dutch: Dutch usually refers to:...

Afrikaner: Afrikaners are white South Africans of predominantly Calvinist Dutch, German, French Huguenot, Friesian and Walloon descent who speak Afrikaans. Afrikaners are also sometimes referred to as Boers, but many Afrikaners now view this as a derogatory term....

Boer related Images and Photos (experimental)

Boer War Modder River

Last Attack on Mafeking: B.S.A. Police Escourting Boer Prisoners to the Gaol

Between the Hours of 7 and 8 am the Boer Prisoners are Expected to Perform their Ablutions

Winston Churchill British Statesman and Author as a Boer War Correspondent