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The word 'trek' has entered the English language as one of few words derived from Afrikaans. It means a long, hard journey, and is derived from the Middle Dutch ''trecken'' (meaning to pull or haul).
'Trek' may also refer to:

★ The Great Trek, a migration of South Africa's Boers

★ Star Trek, a popular science fiction franchise

★ Trekking, a form of hiking, a multi-day, often arduous hike especially in mountainous regions

★ Trek Bicycle Corporation, an American bicycle manufacturer

★ The movement to the Salt Lake Valley by Mormon Pioneers

★ The Trek, nightclub in Seaford, England