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Verwoerdian

Verwoerdian adjective: relating to Hendrik Verwoerd (1901–1966), Prime Minister of South Africa from 1958 until his assassination in 1966, remembered for his conception and implementation of apartheid.

Adjective

Verwoerdian (comparative more Verwoerdian, superlative most Verwoerdian)

  1. Relating to Hendrik Verwoerd (1901–1966), Prime Minister of South Africa from 1958 until his assassination in 1966, remembered for his conception and implementation of apartheid.

Forms of Verwoerdian

comparativemore Verwoerdian
superlativemost Verwoerdian

Origin of Verwoerdian

From Afrikaans Verwoerd + -ian.

Questions about Verwoerdian

What does Verwoerdian mean?
Verwoerdian means relating to Hendrik Verwoerd (1901–1966), Prime Minister of South Africa from 1958 until his assassination in 1966, remembered for his conception and implementation of apartheid.
What part of speech is Verwoerdian?
Verwoerdian is an adjective.

Words near Verwoerdian in the dictionary

  1. vervet monkeys
  2. vervets
  3. Verviers
  4. vervine
  5. vervy
  6. Verwoerdian
  7. Verwood
  8. very
  9. very good
  10. very high frequency
  11. very important people

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