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1. baasskap, n. View full entry 1935
...Domination, esp. of white over non-white South Africans. Cf. boss-ship...
2. Broederbond, n. View full entry 1935
...A largely secret society (founded in 1918) promoting the interests of and restricted in membership to male, Protestant Afrikaners....
3. bundu, n. View full entry 1946
...A remote rural region; the wilds; = the back of beyondbeyond2. Also attrib....
4. commanˈdeer, v. View full entry 1881
...trans. To command or force into military service; to seize for (or as for) military use....
5. dominee, n. View full entry 1950
...A minister of the Dutch Reformed Church in S. Africa; = predikant...
6. doppie, n. View full entry 1948
...A grape-skin....
7. kennetjie, n. View full entry 1947
...= tipcat...
8. ˌKenyaniˈzation, n. View full entry 1963
...In Kenya, the replacement of settlers and Asians by Kenyan Africans in government posts, the civil service, and other occupations....
9. khanga, n. View full entry 1967
...In East Africa, a fabric printed in various colours and designs with borders, used esp. for women's clothing....
10. kombi, n. View full entry 1963
...A kind of minibus or van, originally manufactured by Volkswagen, which has removable seating at the rear, enabling it to transport passengers or goods (or a combination of the two); (S....
11. kragdadig, adj. View full entry 1952
...Resolute, firm, vigorous....
12. mampoer, n. View full entry 1934
...A raw brandy originating in the northern Transvaal (now Limpopo province) and distilled (often illicitly) from fruits such as peaches, karee-berries, and marulas; = witblits...
13. middelmannetjie, n. View full entry 1934
...A ridge formed between wheel ruts in an unsurfaced road or farm track; the less worn central part of a track or road, between the lines worn by wheels....
14. moderature, n.2 View full entry 1971
...The executive council of a synod of the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa....
15. monkey's wedding, n. View full entry 1949
...Alternating or simultaneous sunshine and rain; an occurrence of this....
16. moppie, n. View full entry 1949
...A street song of the Cape Malay and Cape coloured people, usually of a teasing nature....
17. multinational, adj. and n. View full entry 1854
...Relating to, consisting of, or involving several or many countries or nationalities. Of a company or other organization: operating in several or many countries....
18. nog, adv. View full entry 1975
...= nogal...
19. Osagyefo, n. View full entry 1960
...Freq. with the. A name for: Kwame Nkrumah (190972), first prime minister of the Gold Coast (19527) and of Ghana (195760),...
20. platoon system, n. View full entry 1893
...A system in which the members of a police force (or other emergency service in which 24-hour cover is needed) are divided into platoons which replace one another on duty as a...
