[ 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 .