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Afrikaner

Pronunciation: /ˌafrɪˈkɑːnə/

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Definition of Afrikaner

noun

1an Afrikaans-speaking white person in South Africa, especially one descended from the Dutch and Huguenot settlers of the 17th century.

2South African a gladiolus native to southern Africa.
- Gladiolus and related genera, family Iridaceae

Derivatives

Afrikanerdom

Origin:

Afrikaans, from South African Dutch Africander, from Dutch Afrikaan 'an African' + the personal suffix -der, on the pattern of Hollander 'Dutchman'