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| has gloss | eng: Bittereinders refers to those Boers, the whites in South Africa of mostly Dutch descent, who refused to concede defeat to the victorious British Empire during and after the Second Boer War (1899-1902) and wished to conitinue the war against the British by any means possible. |
| lexicalization | eng: Bittereinder |
| instance of | (noun) a white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans Afrikaner, Boer, Afrikander |
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| Italian | |
| has gloss | ita: Bittereinders (sing. in afrikaans: bittereinder) indica quei Boeri, i bianchi sudafricani discendenti in gran parte dei coloni olandesi del Seicento, che si rifiutarono di riconoscere la vittoria dell'Impero britannico nella seconda delle Guerre Boere (1899-1901) e decisero di proseguire la lotta con ogni mezzo possibile. |
| lexicalization | ita: Bittereinder |
| Dutch | |
| has gloss | nld: Bittereinders zijn de Afrikaners (of Boeren) die na de Britse verovering van Pretoria en Bloemfontein in de Tweede Boerenoorlog (1899-1901) de strijd nog niet wilden opgeven. Zij wilden doorvechten tot het bittere einde. Uiteindelijk tekenden zij op 31 mei 1902 een vredesverdrag met de Britten. |
| lexicalization | nld: Bittereinders |
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| media:img | Boercamp1.jpg |
| media:img | LizzieVanZyl.jpg |
| media:img | Plakket Potch.jpg |
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