groot trek, noun phrase
/xrʊət ˈtrek/, /xrʊət ˈtrɛk/
- Forms:
- Also with initial capitals.
- Origin:
- Afrikaans
Great Trek sense 2.
1988 ‘K. De Boer’ in Frontline Apr.–May 34Looking back one day, the second half of the 1980’s might well be a major baken on the groot trek of Afrikaans.
1989 A. Donaldson in Style Dec. 8The estimated 20 000-strong refrain has been with us ever since the alternative Groot Trek across the Limpopo and back.
- Derivatives:
- Hence groot trekker noun phrase, Voortrekker sense 1.
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