agterkamer, noun

/ˈaxtə(r)ˌkɑːmə(r)/
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Formerly also achterkamer.
Origin:
AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, agter rear, behind + kamer room.
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The second reception room in a traditional Cape Dutch house, often separated from the voorkamer or parlour by a wooden screen, and frequently with access through a back door; agterhuis; gaandereij.
1913 J.J. Doke Secret City 134The achterkamer on the right hand at least was still intact, and the stoep, although deep in water, was built of stone and might resist the flood.
1936 C. Birkby Thirstland Treks 218I have always been as much at home scrambling about the falls as in the agterkamer of the farmhouse.
1963 J. Packer Home from Sea 23A spacious voorkamer — or entrance hall — leads into the agterkamer which is the true living room of the house.
1976 Weekend Argus 26 June 1 (advt)A large agterkamer/playroom with authentic fire-place.
1976 G. & G. Fagan in Optima Vol.26 No.2, 74Two small rooms built at the back of the agterkamer (dining-hall) seemed atypically situated.
1976 G. & G. Fagan in Optima Vol.26 No.2, 75The voorkamer, agterkamer and reception room had all been painted dark green.
1984 Cape Times 11 Apr.Westoe retains much of its original woodwork including yellow-wood ceilings, single panelled yellow-wood and teak doors, and a restored screen between the voorkamer and the gandereij (agterkamer).
1987 G. Viney Col. Houses 82The folding screen which once divided the voorkamer from the agterkamer has long since disappeared, leaving a great hall or gallery.
1991 [see agterhuis].
The second reception room in a traditional Cape Dutch house, often separated from the voorkamer or parlour by a wooden screen, and frequently with access through a back door; agterhuis; gaandereij.
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agterhuis, nounn.agterkis, nounn.
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