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PRONUNCIATION OF ANGLO-BOER WAR

Anglo-Boer War  [ˌæŋɡləʊˈbʊə wɔː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ANGLO-BOER WAR

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Anglo-Boer War is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ANGLO-BOER WAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Anglo-Boer War

Second Boer War

South African Republic Foreign volunteers from: Large forces ▪ German Empire ▪ Sweden-Norway ▪ Netherlands Smaller forces ▪ Belgium ▪ France ▪ United States ▪ Italy ▪ Russian Empire ▪ Russian Poland ▪ Denmark Commanders and leaders Lord Salisbury Lord Milner Lord Roberts Sir Redvers Buller Lord Kitchener Walter Tunbridge François Lessard Paul Kruger Louis Botha Schalk W. Burger Koos de la Rey Martinus Steyn Christiaan de Wet Piet Cronjé (POW) Strength British Regulars: 347,000 Colonial Forces: 103,000-153,000 88,000 (25,000 Transvaal and 15,000 Free State Boers at the start of the war) (inclusive Foreign Volunteers and Cape Boers) Casualties and losses Military casualties 7,894 killed 13,250 died of disease 934 missing 22,828 wounded Military casualties 9,098 died (4,000 in combat) (24,000 Boer prisoners sent overseas) Civilian casualties: 27,927 Boer civilians died in concentration camps, plus an unknown number of black Africans (107,000 were interned).

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ANGLO-BOER WAR


antiwar
ˌæntɪˈwɔː
awa´
əˈwɔː
cyberwar
ˈsaɪbəˌwɔː
jowar
dʒəˈwɔː
men-of-war
ˌmenəˈwɔː
prewar
ˌpriːˈwɔː
psywar
ˈsaɪˌwɔː
squaw
skwɔː
swore
swɔː
twa
twɔː
war
wɔː
Waugh
wɔː
waw
wɔː
wha
hwɔː
wore
wɔː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ANGLO-BOER WAR

Anglo
Anglo-American
Anglo-Asian
Anglo-Catholic
Anglo-Catholicism
Anglo-Celtic
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
Anglo-French
Anglo-Indian
Anglo-Irish
Anglo-Saxon
Anglomania
anglomaniac
anglophil
Anglophile
Anglophilia
Anglophiliac
anglophilic
Anglophobe

WORDS THAT END LIKE ANGLO-BOER WAR

American Civil War
Boer War
Crimean War
First World War
Franco-Prussian War
Great War
Gulf War
Iran-Iraq War
Korean War
Peloponnesian War
Peninsular War
Revolutionary War
Russo-Japanese War
Second World War
Seven Years´ War
Spanish-American War
Spanish Civil War
Trojan War
Winter War
Yom Kippur War

Synonyms and antonyms of Anglo-Boer War in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Anglo-Boer War» into 25 languages

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Find out the translation of Anglo-Boer War to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Anglo-Boer War from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Anglo-Boer War» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

英布战争
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Anglo - Boer War
570 millions of speakers

English

Anglo-Boer War
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एंग्लो बोअर युद्ध
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأنجلو بوير الحرب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Англо - бурская война
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Guerra Anglo-Boer
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অ্যাংলো-বেইর যুদ্ধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Guerre des Boers
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Anglo-Boer War
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Anglo- Burenkrieg
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アングロ·ボーア戦争
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

앵글로 - 보어 전쟁
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Anglo-Boer War
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Anglo- Chiến tranh Boer
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆங்கிலோ போயர் போர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आंग्ल-बोअर युद्ध
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Anglo-Boer Savaşı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Guerra anglo-boera
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Anglo - Boer War
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Англо - бурська війна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Războiului anglo-
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Anglo - Boer Πολέμου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Anglo- Boere-oorlog
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Boerkriget
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Anglo - Boer War
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Anglo-Boer War

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ANGLO-BOER WAR»

The term «Anglo-Boer War» is regularly used and occupies the 76.036 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ANGLO-BOER WAR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Anglo-Boer War

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANGLO-BOER WAR»

Discover the use of Anglo-Boer War in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Anglo-Boer War and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Forgotten Protest: Ireland and the Anglo-Boer War
Its thrilling tale is resurrected here to mark the centenary of this extraordinary struggle. Donal P. McCracken is professor of History and dean of Humanities at the University of Durban-Westville in South Africa.
Donal P. McCracken, 2003
2
The Great Anglo-Boer War
Farwell captures the incredible feats, the personal heroism, the unbelievable folly, and the many incidents of humor as well as tragedy.
Byron Farwell, 1990
3
The Concentration Camps of the Anglo-Boer War: A Social History
A general history of the concentration camps of the Anglo-Boer War, and the first to make an in-depth use of the very rich and extensive official documents in the South African and British archives, this book provides a fresh perspective on ...
Elizabeth Van Heyningen, 2013
4
Anecdotes of the Anglo-Boer War
Rob Milne has compiled this selection of Anglo-Boer War stories from all over South Africa and recounts them in a book that saddens, mystifies, but most of all entertains.
Rob Milne, 2012
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A Century of Postgraduate Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) ...
German attitudes towards the Anglo-Boer War: a case study in imperialism..A.B.. Hons..thesis,.Harvard.University,. Cambridge,.Massachusetts,.1982. Rogers,.W.. A prologue to urbanization: the Boer women's experience in concentration camps  ...
André Wessels, 2010
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The Second Anglo-Boer War
Provides information on the historical background, uniforms, weapons and tactics of the Boer War, and describes strategies used at three actual battles
Edwin Herbert, 1990
7
The Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902
This concise history of the Anglo-Boer War is the ideal book for those who want an overview of the military fortunes of the two warring parties.
Gd Scholtz, 2012
8
The Russians and the Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902
Using previously unavailable unique archival materials the authors present an absorbing history of a little known, but very significant aspect of the Anglo-Boer War.
Apollon Borisovich Davidson, Irina Ivanovna Filatova, 1998
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Origin of the Anglo-Boer War Revealed
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C. H. Thomas, 2010
10
The Boer War: Historiography and Annotated Bibliography
... 594 Anglo-Boer Conflict: Its History and Causes, The, 639 Anglo-Boer War: A Collection of Contemporary Documents, 660 "Anglo-Boer War and the Writings of Dr. W. J. Leyds,The," 1252 Anglo-Boer War Diary of Herbert Gwynne Howell, ...
Fred R. Van Hartesveldt, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANGLO-BOER WAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Anglo-Boer War is used in the context of the following news items.
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South Africa: RV Selope Thema
He resumed schooling in 1903 after his return from joining the British troops in the Anglo-Boer War in 1901. After the Treaty of Vereeniging was ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
2
Arts Festival: Heh heh: Satire takes centre-stage at Grahamstown
... with Miss Hobhouse) is back with Cape of Rebels, an account of Afrikaner poets taking on the British Empire during the Anglo-Boer War. «Times LIVE, Jul 15»
3
Black man, white man: you are both on your own
Cultural integration, he says, is nothing but a pretence to some form of “English only” era of a culture that followed the Anglo-Boer War. «Mail & Guardian Online, Jul 15»
4
South Africa: Simon Majakathata Phamotse
In 1902, when the Anglo-Boer War ended, Sir Godfrey Lagden took him to Transvaal (now Gauteng province) to work as an interpreter for the ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
5
Zulu Warriors: The Battle for the South African Frontier
Laband also reminds the reader that these wars were preliminary to the “Frist Anglo-Boer War,” which arguably shaped the history of southern Africa until well ... «Strategy Page, Jul 15»
6
On a road less travelled to Kimberley
... and then returned to Kimberley after the Anglo-Boer War to start not one but two newspapers, between travelling to Britain in an attempt to get ... «Independent Online, Jun 15»
7
Two women arrested for defacing Uitenhage war memorial
PORT ELIZABETH – Two women have been arrested after they allegedly defaced the Anglo-Boer War memorial with white paint in Uitenhage ... «eNCA, Jun 15»
8
ON THE STAGE: Bards, ballet, belly laughs, beer and brrr…
... Cape of Rebels, centring on C Louis Leipoldt, is set during parallel periods of unrest — the Anglo-Boer War and the anti-apartheid struggle. «BDlive, Jun 15»
9
On being a white African
... African-born white 'half-breed' and given my mixed English and Afrikaans heritage, I'm really glad I wasn't around during the Anglo-Boer war! «TheSouthAfrican, Jun 15»
10
Wingshooting Under South African Skies
He had called the Anglo-Boer War “the last of the gentlemen's war” as truces were called at Spion Kop to bury the dead and the 17-mile long ... «Daily Caller, Jun 15»

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