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Boerdom
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English
Etymology
en Boer dom
Noun
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The realm or sphere of the Boers.
en 1891 Edward P. Mathers Zambesia, England's El Dorado 13 for the first time in the history of Boerdom, the way to the north no longer exists.
en 1898 African Review 16 31 When, however, the proposal was submitted to the Volksraad, only two members could be found to speak in favour, and it was rejected after a debate which leads the impartial reader to despair of Boerdom.