ˌDutch Reˌformed ˈChurch, the BrE AmE
the main Protestant religious group in the Netherlands, which is also the main religion of the Afrikaners in South Africa (=white people who speak Afrikaans, whose families originally came from the Netherlands) . Since the end of the ↑ apartheid system in South Africa, leaders of the Dutch Reformed Church have publicly said they are sorry that the church supported apartheid.