Afrikaner

noun, Af·ri·ka·ner often attributive \ˌa-fri-ˈkä-nər\

: a person born, raised, or living in South Africa whose first language is Afrikaans and whose ancestors were Dutch

Full Definition of AFRIKANER

: a South African of European descent whose native language is Afrikaans

— Af·ri·ka·ner·dom \-dəm\ noun

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Afrikaans, literally, African, from Latin africanus

First Known Use: 1824

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