‖vryheidsoorlog, noun
- Origin:
- AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, vryheid freedom + linking phoneme -s- + oorlog war.
A term used (generally among Afrikaners) for any of several wars against British forces, particularly the Anglo-Boer War. Also figurative.
1973 E. Prov. Herald 31 May 7We in South Africa have another ‘vryheidsoorlog’ to fight — not against the cruel might of Britain, but against the selfishness which dominates our hearts and our laws.
1988 G. Croudace Secret of Rock 77‘My great-grandfather sent his son to St. Gregs before the Tweede Vryheidsoorlog.’ He glanced shyly at Neville as he gave the Afrikaans name for the Anglo-Boer War.
A term used (generally among Afrikaners) for any of several wars against British forces, particularly the Anglo-Boer War. Also figurative.
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