Afrikaner

or Af·ri·kaa·ner

[ af-ri-kah-ner, -kan-er ]
/ ˌæf rɪˈkɑ nər, -ˈkæn ər /

noun

an Afrikaans-speaking native of South Africa of European, especially Dutch, descent.

Origin of Afrikaner

1815–1825; < Afrikaans, earlier Afrikaander, equivalent to Afrikaan African + -er -er1, with -d- from Hollander

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British Dictionary definitions for afrikaner

Afrikaner
/ (afriˈkaːnə, ˌæfrɪˈkɑːnə) /

noun

a White native of the Republic of South Africa whose mother tongue is Afrikaans See also Boer