Afrikaner Definition

afrikaner
adjective
  1. belonging or relating to white people of South Africa whose ancestors were Dutch or to their language; "an Afrikaans couple"; "Afrikaner support"
noun
  1. a white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans

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