AFRIKANER Definition & Meaning

Afrikaner

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[ af-ri-kah-ner, -kan-er ]

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noun

an Afrikaans-speaking native of South Africa of European, especially Dutch, descent.

Afrikaner

/ afriˈkaːnə; ˌæfrɪˈkɑːnə /

noun

a White native of the Republic of South Africa whose mother tongue is Afrikaans See also Boer

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of Afrikaner¹

1815–1825; < Afrikaans, earlier Afrikaander, equivalent to Afrikaan African + -er -er ¹, with -d- from Hollander

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In February, Trump also signed an executive order freezing US aid to South Africa, citing "unjust racial discrimination" against white Afrikaners.

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In a February executive order, President Donald Trump said Afrikaners - descendants of mainly Dutch settlers who arrived in the 17th Century - could be admitted as refugees as they were "victims of unjust racial discrimination".

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He alleged there was discrimination against the white Afrikaner minority, descendants of Dutch and French settlers.

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The order references "egregious actions" by South Africa and cites "unjust racial discrimination" against white Afrikaners - those who descended from Dutch settlers.

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Born in Middelburg, South Africa, in 1932 to an immigrant English father of Irish descent and a mother from an Afrikaner family, Fugard lived through the rise and fall of apartheid.

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