Jan Salie

Dutch

Etymology

Coined by Everhardus Johannes Potgieter. From salie.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌjɑn ˈsaː.li/

Proper noun

Jan Salie m

  1. Negative personification of the supposedly unenterprising, unpatriotic (insufficiently chauvinist and colonialist), conservative 19th century Dutch mentality. [from 19th c.]
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