Afrikanerdom

noun

Af·​ri·​ka·​ner·​dom ˌa-fri-ˈkä-nər-dəm 

variants or less commonly Afrikanderdom or Africanderdom

ˌa-fri-ˈkan-dər-dəm

plural -s

: the Afrikaner section of the population of the Republic of South Africa

Word History

Etymology

afrikander or afrikaner + -dom

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

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