English Explanatory Dictionary

stellenbosch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To shift sideways.
name
  1. A town and local municipality in Western Cape province, South Africa.

Word forms

stellenbosch stellenbosches stellenbosching stellenbosched

Etymology

From the town of the same name in the Western Cape, South Africa. During the South African War (or Boer War), English officers who had done badly were sent to a farm at Stellenbosch, without losing rank, to look after horses.

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