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AFRIKANER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans

Synonyms:

Afrikander; Afrikaner; Boer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Afrikaner" is a kind of...):

South African (a native or inhabitant of South Africa)

Derivation:

Afrikaner (belonging or relating to white people of South Africa whose ancestors were Dutch or to their language)

 II. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Belonging or relating to white people of South Africa whose ancestors were Dutch or to their language

Example:

Afrikaner support

Synonyms:

Afrikaans; Afrikaner

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

South Africa (a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers))

Derivation:

Afrikaner (a white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans)

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