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

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)

For the slangvreter is a favourite pet with the South African Dutch; often tamed and kept as a protector of the poultry-yard.

From The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa by Reid, Mayne

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)

They travelled with their wives and children, their wagons, as with the ancient Scythians and with the modern South African Dutch, being at once their conveyance and their home.

From Caesar: a Sketch by Froude, James Anthony