Voortrekker

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English

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Etymology

Dutch voor (“advance”) + trekken (“to travel”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔɹ.tɹɛk.əɹ/

Noun

Voortrekker (plural Voortrekkers)

  1. (usually in the plural) A Boer pioneer, who trekked into the hinterland of South Africa during the 1830s.
    The Voortrekkers left the Cape Colony because of dissatisfaction with English rule.
  2. A member of the Afrikaans scouting movement.
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