Afrikaner

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌæfrɪˈkɑːnər/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌæfrɪˈkɑnɚ, -ˈkænɚ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(af′ri kä′nər, -kan′ər)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
Af•ri•ka•ner /ˌæfrɪˈkɑnɚ, -ˈkænɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Language Varietiesa white person born or living in South Africa who is a descendant of 17th-century Dutch settlers.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Af•ri•ka•ner  (af′ri kä′nər, -kan′ər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Language Varietiesan Afrikaans-speaking native of South Africa of European, esp. Dutch, descent.
Also, Af′ri•kaa′ner. 
  • Afrikaans, earlier Afrikaander, equivalent. to Afrikaan African + -er -er1, with -d- from Hollander
  • 1815–1825

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Afrikaner / afriˈkaːnə ˌæfrɪˈkɑːnə/
  1. a White native of the Republic of South Africa whose mother tongue is Afrikaans
    See also Boer
'Afrikaner' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Afrikander - Afrikanerism - Broederbond - Dutchman - Voortrekker - de Wet - dominee - verkrampte - volk

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