South African Dutch

American  

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. the Boers.

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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

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Example Sentences

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Still, there is a party among the South African Dutch that sees no necessity for the invasion of German Southwest Africa.

From New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index by Various

And the accents falling on her ear are in the expressive sweetness of the South African Dutch, in its most cultured form.

From The Petticoat Commando Boer Women in Secret Service by Brandt, Johanna

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 rest of the buck's flesh we cut into strips and hung in the sun to dry into "biltong," as, I believe, the South African Dutch call flesh thus prepared.

From She by Haggard, Henry Rider