Afrikaner

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Af·ri·ka·ner /ˌæfrɪˈkɑːnə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  SANa white South African whose first language is Afrikaans and who is usually related to the Dutch people who settled in South Africa in the 1600s 南非白人，阿非利坎人〔母语为南非荷兰语，通常为17世纪荷兰移民的后裔〕 → Boer

Examples from the Corpus

Afrikaner• Critics say that clause will stifle free political debate-for example, about an Afrikaner homeland.• With his vowels short as his hair, it was easy to mistake Wellington for an Afrikaner.• And some have been redeemed, such as Hennie, an Afrikaner and a private security guard.• Much of Afrikaner historical orthodoxy emanated from Stellenbosch University.• Clive DerbyLewis, a smooth-talking politician of the ultra-right Afrikaner Conservative Party, was the mastermind.• During the first Test in Bloemfontein he had been heckled by some of the Afrikaner members of the crowd.• Only in 1948, with the election of the National party government, was the Afrikaner liberated.Origin Afrikaner (1800-1900) Afrikaans “African”, from Latin africanus

Af·ri·ka·ner nounChineseSyllable  

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Afrikaner
Af‧ri‧ka‧ner /ˌæfrɪˈkɑːnə $ -ər/ noun [countable]a white South African whose first language is Afrikaans and who is usually related to the Dutch people who settled in South Africa in the 1600s ⇨ Boer

Af·ri·kanerBrE /ˌæfrɪˈkɑːnə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˌæfrɪˈkɑːnər/ 🔊 nouna person from South Africa, usually of Dutch origin, whose first language is Afrikaans 阿非利堪人（以南非荷兰语为第一语言的南非人，常为荷兰裔）