AFRIKANER


Meaning of AFRIKANER in English

[ ˌafrɪ'kα:nə ]

■ noun

1》 an Afrikaans-speaking white person in South Africa, especially one of Dutch or Huguenot descent.

2》 S. African a gladiolus or related plant.

Derivatives

~dom noun

Origin

Afrik., from S. Afr. Du. Africander , from Du. Afrikaan 'an African' + the personal suffix -der .

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