bijwoner

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noun

A member of a class of poor white people who were permitted to inhabit shanties on the property of well-to-do Boers in return for semifeudal payments.

OriginAfrikaans bijwoner →
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Meanings

nounbijwoner (plural bijwoners)

plural bijwoners · alternative bywoner

  1. South AfricahistoricalA member of a class of poor white people who were permitted to inhabit shanties on the property of well-to-do Boers in return for semifeudal payments.

Origin

  1. Afrikaansbijwoner
  2. Englishbijwoner

From Afrikaans bijwoner.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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