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Noun: Afrikander  ,a-fru'kan-du(r)
  1. A breed of large-horned humped cattle native to South Africa, used for meat and draft purposes
    "Afrikander cattle are well-adapted to harsh African conditions";
    - Africander
     
  2. [archaic] A white South African who speaks Afrikaans as their first language, esp. one descended from Dutch settlers
    - Afrikaner, Boer

Derived forms: Afrikanders

Type of: Bos taurus, cattle, cows, kine [archaic], oxen, Saffer [informal], South African

Encyclopedia: Afrikander