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Word

bosman

Definitions

01a surname

C2

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

C2

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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