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Voortrekker

//ˈfɔɹ.tɹɛk.əɹ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A Boer pioneer, who trekked into the hinterland of South Africa during the 1830s. plural-normally

    "The Voortrekkers left the Cape Colony because of dissatisfaction with English rule."

  2. 2
    A member of the Afrikaans scouting movement.

Etymology

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

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