bijwoner

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English

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Etymology

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From Afrikaans bijwoner.

Noun

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bijwoner (plural bijwoners)

  1. (South Africa, historical) 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.

Afrikaans

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Noun

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bijwoner

  1. Obsolete spelling of bywoner.
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