Koevoet

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proper noun

A specialized South African police unit during the apartheid era that operated primarily in what is now Namibia.

OriginAfrikaans Koevoet →
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Meanings

proper nounKoevoet (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountableA specialized South African police unit during the apartheid era that operated primarily in what is now Namibia.

Origin

  1. AfrikaansKoevoet
  2. EnglishKoevoet

Borrowed from Afrikaans Koevoet.

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Cite this entry
APA

Koevoet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Koevoet

MLA

“Koevoet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Koevoet. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Koevoet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Koevoet.

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