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Af·ri·ka·ner 
[af-ri-kah-ner, -kan-er] Pronunciation Key
[af-ri-kah-ner, -kan-er] Pronunciation Key –noun
| an Afrikaans-speaking native of South Africa of European, esp. Dutch, descent. |
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| Af·ri·ka·ner
(āf'rĭ-kä'nər) Pronunciation Key
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 Āfricānus, from Āfrica, Africa, from Āfer, Āfr-, an African.] |
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| 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" [syn: Afrikaans] |
noun | |
| 1. | a white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans |
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