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verkrampte

/ fəˈkrɑmtə /

noun

  1. Compare verligte
    1. (during apartheid) an Afrikaner Nationalist who opposed any changes toward liberal trends in government policy, esp relating to racial questions
    2. ( as modifier )

      verkrampte politics

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of verkrampte1

C20: from Afrikaans (adj), literally: restricted

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