afrikaner

Syllable Decomposition

afrikaner

from Afrikaans afrikaner, initially designating, in South Africa, the Africans, the original black inhabitants, then the local white settlers, Dutch-speaking, settled for a few centuries, thus 'Africans' as opposed to the British 'metropolitans'.

Definitions

Synonyms

africanderafrikander

Plural

afrikaners

Translations

  • englishenglish:afrikaner cattle
  • spanishspanish:afrikaner
  • polishpolish:Afrykaner

See also

afrikaners (adj.) afrikaners (cn.) Afrikaners (pn.) Afrikaner (pn.)