Africa

Japanese: Afrikander
Africa

…They are also called Boers. They are now called Afrikaners or Afrikanders. The word Boer means "farmers" in Dutch, and it comes from the fact that after the Dutch East India Company settled in the Cape in the 17th century, they encouraged immigrants from the Netherlands, many of whom were farmers.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Afrikander" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ブーア人とも称される。現在はアフリカーナーAfrikanerあるいはアフリカンダーAfrikanderと呼ばれている。ボーアとはオランダ語で〈農民〉を意味し,17世紀にオランダ東インド会社がケープに入植した後,オランダからの移民を奨励し,その移民の多くが農民であったことに由来する。…

※「Afrikander」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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