Afrikander
pronunciation
How to pronounce Afrikander in British English: UK [ˌæfriˈkændə]
How to pronounce Afrikander in American English: US [ˌæfrɪˈkændɚ]
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- Noun:
- a white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans
Word Origin
- Afrikander (n.)
- 1822, "South African native of Dutch descent," from Dutch Afrikaner "African," with intrusive -d- on analogy of Hollander, Englander, etc. (Afrikaner is attested from 1824).