boer war

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Boer Savaşı
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A war fought from 1899 to 1902 between an alliance of the Boer governments of the Transvaal and the Orange Free State on the one hand and Great Britain on the other, over the sovereignty and commercial rights in these lands. The war ended with British victory. a war in South Africa in which the British army successfully fought against two Boer republics called the Transvaal and the Orange Free State, and made them part of the British Empire (1899-1902)
either of two wars: the first when the Boers fought England in order to regain the independence they had given up to obtain British help against the Zulus (1880-1881); the second when the Orange Free State and Transvaal declared war on Britain (1899-1902)
boer war

    Hyphenation

    Boer war

    Turkish pronunciation

    bôr wôr

    Pronunciation

    /ˈbôr ˈwôr/ /ˈbɔːr ˈwɔːr/

    Etymology

    [ 'bOr, 'bor, 'bur ] (noun.) 1834. Dutch, literally, farmer; more at BOOR.
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