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Afrikaner

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See also: afrikaner and afrikáner

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Afrikaans Afrikaner.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌæfɹɪˈkɑːnɚ/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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Afrikaner (plural Afrikaners)

  1. A member of an ethnic group of northwestern European ancestry and associated with southern Africa and the Afrikaans language.
  2. A breed of cattle; Afrikander.

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch Afrikaan + -er.

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Noun

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Afrikaner (plural Afrikaners)

  1. Afrikaner
    Synonym: (colloquial or historical) Boer
  2. Short for Afrikanerbees (zebu)

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Descendants

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  • English: Afrikaner
  • Portuguese: africâner

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Afrikaan +‎ -er. First attested in the 17th century. The sense “Afrikaner” is borrowed from Afrikaans.

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Noun

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Afrikaner m (plural Afrikaners, diminutive Afrikanertje n)

  1. Afrikaner [from late 19th c.]
  2. (archaic) African [17th–19th c.]
    Synonym: Afrikaan
  3. (archaic) Africanus [17th–19th c.]

German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Possibly from Latin āfricānus + -er instead of -us

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Noun

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Afrikaner m (strong, genitive Afrikaners, plural Afrikaner, feminine Afrikanerin)

  1. African (person)
    • 1996, Sonja Fuchs, “Die haitianischen Tiersprichwörter und ihre Herkunft”, in Kreolische Bibliothek Band 17, Hamburg: Helmut Buske Verlag, page 58:
      Viele Historiker, die sich mit dem Sklavenhandel an den verschiedenen Küstenabschnitten Afrikas auseinandersetzen, weisen darauf hin, daß wesentlich mehr männliche als weibliche Afrikaner an die Europäer verkauft wurden.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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Further reading

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  • Afrikaner” in Duden online
  • Afrikaner” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache