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| werf [ vurf ] (plural werfs or wer·ven [ vúrvən ]) |
noun South Africa |
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1. farm: a farm, including the homestead and the land belonging to it
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2. African settlement: a traditional African settlement consisting of several huts surrounded by a stockade, under the authority of a headman
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3. settlement of nomads: a place where a nomadic community has temporarily settled
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| [Early 19th century. < Dutch dialect werft "yard, raised ground where a house is built"] |
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