Afrikanerdom
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Stellenbosch University has always been accused of being one of the most untransformed academic institutions in post-apartheid South Africa, and for decades was regarded as the heart of Afrikanerdom.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2015
This is because it has always been accused of being one of the most untransformed academic institutions in post-apartheid South Africa, and for decades was regarded as the heart of Afrikanerdom.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2015
The Anglo-Boer War tension within Afrikanerdom itself was van Wyk Louw's theme and underpinned by his belief in loyal resistance which reminded a nation that it was better to perish than to survive through injustice.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 26, 2012
Studying literature at Potchefstroom University, he continued to have the values of Afrikanerdom instilled in him.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 4, 2010
Turning down a fat scholarship in Britain, he entered Stellenbosch University, the fountainhead of Afrikanerdom, and became South Africa's first Ph.D. in mass psychology.
From Time Magazine Archive
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