Noodhulpliga, noun

Origin:
AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, elliptical for Suid Afrikaanse Noodhulpliga ‘South African First-aid League’.
A government-subsidized Afrikaner first-aid organization similar to the Red Cross.
Note:
Established in 1935.
1960 E.G. Malherbe in H. Spottiswoode S. Afr.: Rd Ahead 148The Voortrekkers hived off from the Boy Scouts, and the Noodhulpliga hived off from the Red Cross, and latterly the Rapportryers are going to break away from Rotary.
1961 Off. Yr Bk of Union No. 30, 1960 (Bureau of Census & Statistics) 128In addition to the official health organizations there are numerous other bodies contributing effort in health fields, and subsidized in many instances by the Government. There are the South African Red Cross Society, the St. John Ambulance, the Noodhulpliga, [etc.].
1977 F.G. Butler Karoo Morning 224The Red Cross was supplemented by Die Noodhulpliga.
A government-subsidized Afrikaner first-aid organization similar to the Red Cross.
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