Afrikander
or Af·ri·can·der
one of a breed of red beef cattle, raised originally in southern Africa, well adapted to high temperatures.
Archaic. Afrikaner.
Origin of Afrikander
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How to use Afrikander in a sentence
There is scarcely an Afrikander family without an unhealable wound.
My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War | Ben Viljoen.The Afrikander character may be called peculiar in many respects.
My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War | Ben Viljoen.There can be very little doubt that the phantom the Afrikander saw was the actual spirit of a dead horse.
Animal Ghosts | Elliott O'DonnellIt confirmed the suspicions held by the Afrikander party ever since the Raid.
Cecil Rhodes | Princess Catherine RadziwillOne 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
Africander
/ (afriˈkandə, ˌæfrɪˈkændə) /
a breed of humpbacked beef cattle originally raised in southern Africa
a southern African breed of fat-tailed sheep
a former name for an Afrikaner
Origin of Afrikander
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