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South African Dutch

American  

noun

(used with a plural verb)
  1. the Boers.


adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the Boers.

South African Dutch British  

noun

  1. (not used in South Africa) another name for Afrikaans

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Joyce Cornvelt, South African Dutch girl, came back to Holland when her father's death left her an orphan.

From Time Magazine Archive

Possessing for two centuries no book except the Bible, the South African Dutch communities are fond of comparing their lot with that of the 'Chosen People.'

From Native Races and the War by Butler, Josephine E. (Josephine Elizabeth Grey)

The South African Dutch would not submit to being ruled any longer by the pestilential English.

From The Shadow of the Past by Young, F.E. Mills

The same prophecy was being made not more than three years ago of the South African Dutch.

From The Framework of Home Rule by Childers, Erskine

I. for the racial characteristics of the South African Dutch, and to the note on p.

From Lord Milner's Work in South Africa From its Commencement in 1897 to the Peace of Vereeniging in 1902 by Worsfold, W. Basil (William Basil)

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