Meaning of witdoeke | Babel Free
Definitions
Members of conservative black vigilante groups in the South African provinces of the Cape and Orange Free State in the 1980s.
historical, plural, plural-only
Examples
“‘They were shooting again yesterday. They were giving guns to the witdoeke and the witdoeke were shooting.’”
“1998, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Final Report⟳, Volume 3, Chapter 5, Subsection 29, After the witdoeke attacks of May and June 1986, thousands of refugees were forced to live⟳ in schools and churches. Refugees were arrested from these centres and tortured to make⟳ them confess to a range of public violence crimes. […] It is notable that few if any witdoeke were arrested or charged.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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