Afrikaner

or Af·ri·kaa·ner

[ af-ri-kah-ner, -kan-er ]

noun
  1. an Afrikaans-speaking native of South Africa of European, especially Dutch, descent.

Origin of Afrikaner

1
1815–1825; <Afrikaans, earlier Afrikaander, equivalent to AfrikaanAfrican + -er-er1, with -d- from Hollander

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British Dictionary definitions for Afrikaner

Afrikaner

/ (afriˈkaːnə, ˌæfrɪˈkɑːnə) /


noun
  1. a White native of the Republic of South Africa whose mother tongue is Afrikaans: See also Boer

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