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Trek  n.  (Written also treck)  The act of trekking; a drawing or a traveling; a journey; a migration. (Chiefly South Africa) "To the north a trek was projected, and some years later was nearly carried out, for the occupation of the Mashonaland."
Great Trek, the great emigration of Boers from Cape Colony which began in 1836, and resulted in the founding of the South African Republic and Orange Free State.






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"Trek" Quotes from Famous Books



... he found deep water for the Wiggle as far as the edge of this pleasant land. A two days' trek through the forest brought him to the great city of Morjaba. In all the Territories there was no such city as this, for it stretched for miles on either hand, and indeed was one of the most densely populated towns within a radius of ...
— The Keepers of the King's Peace • Edgar Wallace



Words linked to "Trek" :   Republic of South Africa, South Africa, trip



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