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Afrikaner

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Af·ri·ka·ner  (fr-känr)
n.
An Afrikaans-speaking South African of European ancestry, especially one descended from 17th-century Dutch settlers.

[Afrikaans, from Dutch, from Afrikaan, an African, from Latin fricnus, from frica, Africa, from fer, fr-, an African.]

Afrikaner [afriˈkaːnə ˌæfrɪˈkɑːnə]
n
(Social Science / Peoples) a White native of the Republic of South Africa whose mother tongue is Afrikaans See also Boer
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Afrikaner - a white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks AfrikaansAfrikaner - a white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans
South African - a native or inhabitant of South Africa
Adj.1.Afrikaner - belonging or relating to white people of South Africa whose ancestors were Dutch or to their languageAfrikaner - belonging or relating to white people of South Africa whose ancestors were Dutch or to their language; "an Afrikaans couple"; "Afrikaner support"
Translations
Afrikaner [ˌæfrɪˈkɑːnəʳ]
A. ADJafrikaner
B. Nafrikaner mf

Afrikaner [ˌæfrɪˈkɑːnər] nAfrikaner mf

Afrikaner
nAfrika(a)nder(in) m(f)

Afrikaner [ˌæfrɪˈkɑːnəʳ] nafricander m/f inv

Afrikaner جنوب أفريقي من أصل أوربي وخاصة من المستوطنين الهولنديين Afrikánec boer Afrikaander Αφρικάνερ afrikaner valkoinen eteläafrikkalainen Afrikaner holandski naseljenik u Južnoj Africi afrikaner アフリカーナー 아프리카너 Zuid-Afrikaan afrikander Afrykaner africânder, africâner африкандер afrikand ชาวอัฟริกัน Hollanda asıllı Güney Afrika lehçesi người Nam Phi gốc Âu 欧洲血统的南非人


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Furthermore, Jakkie's willing relinquishment of his claim to landownership contributes towards a problematisation of the identity formation of the Afrikaner farmer and his/her descendants in the farm novel.
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1) In the aftermath of the South African War (1899-1902), the Afrikaner seemed defeated--the rural economy was shattered, family farms were destroyed and more than 25 000 Boer women and children were dead in the concentration camps.
 
 
 
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