Afrikander

or Af·ri·can·der

[ af-ri-kan-der ]

/ ˌæf rɪˈkæn dər /

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noun

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

Archaic. Afrikaner.

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Origin of Afrikander

see origin at Afrikaner

Words nearby Afrikander

African violet, African wild ass, African yellowwood, A friend in need is a friend indeed, Afrikaans, Afrikander, Afrikaner, Afrikanerdom, Afrikanerism, afrit, Afro

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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'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

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

Word Origin for Afrikander

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

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