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Anglo-Boer War

Meaning of "Anglo-Boer War" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF ANGLO-BOER WAR

ˌæŋɡləʊˈbʊə wɔː


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?

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 · awa´ · cyberwar · jowar · men-of-war · prewar · psywar · squaw · swore · twa · war · Waugh · waw · wha · wore

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

SYNONYMS

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.
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Translator English - Chinese

英布战争
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

Anglo - Boer War
570 millions of speakers
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English

Anglo-Boer War
510 millions of speakers
hi

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एंग्लो बोअर युद्ध
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأنجلو بوير الحرب
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

Англо - бурская война
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

Guerra Anglo-Boer
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

অ্যাংলো-বেইর যুদ্ধ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

Guerre des Boers
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Anglo-Boer War
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Anglo- Burenkrieg
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

アングロ·ボーア戦争
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

앵글로 - 보어 전쟁
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Anglo-Boer War
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Anglo- Chiến tranh Boer
80 millions of speakers
ta

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ஆங்கிலோ போயர் போர்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

आंग्ल-बोअर युद्ध
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Anglo-Boer Savaşı
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

Guerra anglo-boera
65 millions of speakers
pl

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Anglo - Boer War
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

Англо - бурська війна
40 millions of speakers
ro

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

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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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»
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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»
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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»
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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»
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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»
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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»
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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»
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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»
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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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