"Afrikaner" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌæfɹɪˈkɑːnɚ/ Audio: En-us-Afrikaner.oga [US] Forms: Afrikaners [plural], Africander [alternative, archaic]
Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans Afrikaner. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|af|Afrikaner}} Borrowed from Afrikaans Afrikaner Head templates: {{en-noun}} Afrikaner (plural Afrikaners)
  1. A member of an ethnic group of northwestern European ancestry and associated with southern Africa and the Afrikaans language. Translations (member of ethnic group): Afrikaner (Afrikaans), أَفْرِيكَانِيّ (ʔafrīkāniyy) [masculine] (Arabic), أَفْرِيكَانِيَّة (ʔafrīkāniyya) [feminine] (Arabic), afrikaner (Basque), 阿非利卡人 (Āfēilìkǎ rén) (Chinese Mandarin), Afrikánec [masculine] (Czech), afrikaner (Danish), Afrikaner [masculine] (Dutch), afrikaaneri (Finnish), Afrikaner [feminine, masculine] (French), Afrikaander [masculine, rare] (German), Bure [masculine] (German), Kapholländer [masculine] (German), Afracánach [masculine] (Irish), afrikander [feminine, masculine] (Italian), アフリカーナー (Afurikānā) (Japanese), ជនជាតិអាភ្វ្រិក (chɔɔn chiet aafrik) (Khmer), 아프리카너 (Apeurikaneo) (Korean), afrikands [masculine] (Latvian), afrikandiete [feminine] (Latvian), Leburu (Northern Sotho), afrikander [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), afrikandar [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), Afrykaner [masculine] (Polish), Afrykanerka [feminine] (Polish), africânder [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), африка́нер (afrikánɛr) [masculine] (Russian), африка́ндер (afrikándɛr) [masculine] (Russian), Bhunu (Shona), Afrikánec [masculine] (Slovak), Leburu (Sotho), afrikáner [masculine] (Spanish), afrikand [common-gender] (Swedish), Leburu (Tswana), Affricaner [feminine, masculine] (Welsh), iBhunu (Zulu)
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  2. A breed of cattle; Afrikander.
    Sense id: en-Afrikaner-en-noun-TwctOp0m Categories (other): Cattle Disambiguation of Cattle: 27 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Afrikanerdom, Afrikanerism, Afrikanerness Related terms: Boer

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
    {
      "word": "Afrikanerism"
    },
    {
      "word": "Afrikanerness"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "af",
        "3": "Afrikaner"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Afrikaans Afrikaner",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Afrikaans Afrikaner.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Afrikaners",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Africander",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Afrikaner (plural Afrikaners)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Boer"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              152,
              162
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "2025 May 12, Peter Smith, “Episcopal Church says it won’t help resettle white South Africans granted refugee status in US”, in Associated Press:",
          "text": "“Despite the Administration’s actions, CWS remains committed to serving all eligible refugee populations seeking safety in the United States, including Afrikaners who are eligible for services,” he said. “Our faith compels us to serve each person in our care with dignity and compassion.”",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              188,
              197
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "2025 May 12, Jennifer Hansler, “White South Africans granted refugee status by Trump administration arrive in US”, in CNN:",
          "text": "In February, Trump suspended aid to South Africa, alleging discrimination against White farmers. In that same executive order, the president said the US would “promote the resettlement of Afrikaner refugees escaping government-sponsored race-based discrimination, including racially discriminatory property confiscation.”",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A member of an ethnic group of northwestern European ancestry and associated with southern Africa and the Afrikaans language."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ethnic group",
          "ethnic group"
        ],
        [
          "Africa",
          "Africa"
        ],
        [
          "Afrikaans",
          "Afrikaans"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A breed of cattle; Afrikander."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Afrikander",
          "Afrikander"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌæfɹɪˈkɑːnɚ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-us-Afrikaner.oga",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/da/En-us-Afrikaner.oga/En-us-Afrikaner.oga.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da/En-us-Afrikaner.oga",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "member of ethnic group",
      "word": "Afrikaner"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔafrīkāniyy",
      "sense": "member of ethnic group",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "أَفْرِيكَانِيّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔafrīkāniyya",
      "sense": "member of ethnic group",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "أَفْرِيكَانِيَّة"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "member of ethnic group",
      "word": "afrikaner"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Āfēilìkǎ rén",
      "sense": "member of ethnic group",
      "word": "阿非利卡人"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "member of ethnic group",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Afrikánec"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "member of ethnic group",
      "word": "afrikaner"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "member of ethnic group",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Afrikaner"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "member of ethnic group",
      "word": "afrikaaneri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "member of ethnic group",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Afrikaner"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "member of ethnic group",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "Afrikaander"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "member of ethnic group",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Bure"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "member of ethnic group",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Kapholländer"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "member of ethnic group",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Afracánach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "member of ethnic group",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "afrikander"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Afurikānā",
      "sense": "member of ethnic group",
      "word": "アフリカーナー"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "chɔɔn chiet aafrik",
      "sense": "member of ethnic group",
      "word": "ជនជាតិអាភ្វ្រិក"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Apeurikaneo",
      "sense": "member of ethnic group",
      "word": "아프리카너"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "member of ethnic group",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "afrikands"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "member of ethnic group",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "afrikandiete"
    },
    {
      "code": "nso",
      "lang": "Northern Sotho",
      "sense": "member of ethnic group",
      "word": "Leburu"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "member of ethnic group",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "afrikander"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "member of ethnic group",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "afrikandar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "member of ethnic group",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Afrykaner"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "member of ethnic group",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Afrykanerka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "member of ethnic group",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "africânder"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "afrikánɛr",
      "sense": "member of ethnic group",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "африка́нер"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "afrikándɛr",
      "sense": "member of ethnic group",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "африка́ндер"
    },
    {
      "code": "sn",
      "lang": "Shona",
      "sense": "member of ethnic group",
      "word": "Bhunu"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "member of ethnic group",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Afrikánec"
    },
    {
      "code": "st",
      "lang": "Sotho",
      "sense": "member of ethnic group",
      "word": "Leburu"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "member of ethnic group",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "afrikáner"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "member of ethnic group",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "afrikand"
    },
    {
      "code": "tn",
      "lang": "Tswana",
      "sense": "member of ethnic group",
      "word": "Leburu"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "member of ethnic group",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Affricaner"
    },
    {
      "code": "zu",
      "lang": "Zulu",
      "sense": "member of ethnic group",
      "word": "iBhunu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Afrikaner"
}

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