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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 Afrikaans
South African - a native or inhabitant of South Africa
Adj.1.AfrikanerAfrikaner - 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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But apartheid took an especially pernicious form in 1950 when the ruling Afrikaners, descendants of the original Dutch settlers, began passing laws forcing blacks and coloureds (people of mixed race) to live and work in restricted areas, and barred them from owning land outside those areas.
Not surprisingly, when right-wing Afrikaners caught wind of Geers' statements that their activities would be part of his art, they were outraged and declared vehemently that they were not "his ball to kick around" (quoted by Blignaut 1998:11).
And some Afrikaners continue to campaign for some form of ethnic self-determination"--a right that is guaranteed to them under Chapter 14 of the new constitution.
 
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