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Afrikaner

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Afrikaner /ˌafrɪˈkɑːnə/

▶noun

1 an Afrikaans-speaking white person in South Africa, especially one of Dutch or Huguenot descent.

2 S. African a gladiolus or related plant.

– derivatives
Afrikanerdom noun.

– origin Afrik., from S. Afr. Du. Africander, from Du. Afrikaan ‘an African’ + the personal suffix -der.

'Afrikaner' also found in these Oxford entries:

Afrikaans - Afrikander - Boer - boerewors - volk - Voortrekker

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