Smuts,
Jan Christiaan 1870-1950; South African general: prime minister (1919-24; 1939-48)
See Smuts in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(smŭts, smœts), Jan Christiaan 1870-1950.
South African soldier and politician. He was a Boer commander in the South African War (1899-1902) and prime minister of the Union of South Africa (1919-1924 and 1939-1948).