South African Dutch
Americannoun
adjective
noun
Example Sentences
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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
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 Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
Thus in the first half of the 18th century the language arose which is now called the South African Dutch.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various
The sort of gun in common use among the South African Dutch.
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)
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