Word
bosman
Definitions
01a surname
n. A family name that comes from the Netherlands.
n. A surname of Dutch origin, literally meaning 'forest man' or 'woodsman'.
“The famous South African writer Herman Charles Bosman wrote many short stories.”
“The archival records indicate that the Bosman family settled in the Cape Colony during the late seventeenth century.”
Formal
Usage
Capitalized as a proper noun.
02a language
n. A language spoken by a small group of people in Papua New Guinea.
n. A Ramu language spoken in the Madang Province of Papua New Guinea.
“Linguists traveled to the village to study the unique grammar of Bosman.”
“Comparative analysis suggests that Bosman shares several phonological features with other languages in the Ramu river basin.”
Technical
Usage
Used as a proper noun to refer to the language or the ethnic group.
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