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
All the Afrikanders in Cape Colony have been working for years for this end, for they and we know the facts.
The Last Boer War | H. Rider HaggardThe Boers fight about twice as well and hard as the Afrikanders.
With the Boer Forces | Howard C. HillegasIf the Republics are lost,' he continued, 'the Afrikanders would lose.
Lord Milner's Work in South Africa | W. Basil WorsfoldThey form the Afrikander nationality, and call themselves Afrikanders.
Lord Milner's Work in South Africa | W. Basil WorsfoldFrom this I do not wish the reader to infer that the Afrikanders are drunkards, for this is far from being the case.
Three Years' War | Christiaan Rudolf de Wet
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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