Afrikander

or Af·ri·can·der

[ af-ri-kan-der ]

noun
  1. one of a breed of red beef cattle, raised originally in southern Africa, well adapted to high temperatures.

  2. Archaic. Afrikaner.

Origin of Afrikander

1
see origin at Afrikaner

Words Nearby Afrikander

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How to use Afrikander in a sentence

  • There is scarcely an Afrikander family without an unhealable wound.

  • The Afrikander character may be called peculiar in many respects.

  • There can be very little doubt that the phantom the Afrikander saw was the actual spirit of a dead horse.

    Animal Ghosts | Elliott O'Donnell
  • It confirmed the suspicions held by the Afrikander party ever since the Raid.

    Cecil Rhodes | Princess Catherine Radziwill
  • One peculiar feature of the Afrikander character is the complete absence of anything approaching hero-worship.

    With Steyn and De Wet | Philip Pienaar

British Dictionary definitions for Afrikander

Afrikander

Africander

/ (afriˈkandə, ˌæfrɪˈkændə) /


noun
  1. a breed of humpbacked beef cattle originally raised in southern Africa

  2. a southern African breed of fat-tailed sheep

  1. a former name for an Afrikaner

Origin of Afrikander

1
C19: from South African Dutch, formed on the model of Hollander

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