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

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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 Haggard
  • The Boers fight about twice as well and hard as the Afrikanders.

    With the Boer Forces | Howard C. Hillegas
  • If the Republics are lost,' he continued, 'the Afrikanders would lose.

  • They form the Afrikander nationality, and call themselves Afrikanders.

  • From 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

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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