Afrikaner
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7.5
- adjective
- /ˌæfrɪˈkɑːnər/
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afrikaner
- The historical National Party goal of Afrikaner uplift has been achieved.
- Afrikaner nationalism
- Afrikaner businesspeople
- Afrikaner culture
Examples
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Afrikaner workers and small farmers grew increasingly dissatisfied with pragmatic, middle-class calls for reform.
Academic text (1996) -
-We're living under Afrikaner law now.
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And any Afrikaner family could show you the same thing.
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You're talking about the Afrikaner government.
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Something our new Afrikaner government should take heed of, eh?
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Mandela himself has argued for moderation in the treatment of Afrikaner culture heroes.
Academic text (1995) -
But the Afrikaner people are split between the CP people and the more pragmatic NP people.
Academic text (1996) -
Nevertheless, Volvry did introduce Afrikaner youth to a new and vibrant discourse at a particularly important historical juncture.
Academic text (2004) -
Many Afrikaner families still celebrate traditional customs during holidays.
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The Afrikaner community has a rich cultural heritage that includes unique music and dance.
Synonyms
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6.8
Relating to people of Dutch origin in South Africa or to their language
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Afrikaner comes from Afrika 'Africa' and the ending -er 'person from', like in New Yorker, and it links to the language Afrikaans. So, used as an adjective, Afrikaner means 'belonging to or about those people or their language'.