Af·ri·ka·ner
ˌa-fri-ˈkä-nər 
often attributive
: a South African of European descent whose native language is Afrikaans
Af·ri·ka·ner·dom
ˌa-fri-ˈkä-nər-dəm
variants
or less commonly Afrikanderdom
or Africanderdom
ˌa-fri-ˈkan-dər-dəm
plural -s
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Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
In a meeting in the Oval Office with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa last week, Trump showed video evidence of hate publicly directed at Afrikaners, also known as Boers.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 25 May 2025
Trump has previously used the term genocide when discussing Afrikaners, almost 50 of whom were flown to the United States as refugees earlier this month.
—Colin Meyn, The Hill, 23 May 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested last week that more Afrikaners are on the way.
—Yonat Shimron, NPR, 21 May 2025
Luxury goods tycoon and Afrikaner Johann Rupert was also in the delegation to help ease Trump’s concerns that land was being seized from white farmers.
—Gerald Imray, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
And the opposition party today — the ANC — the Afrikaner Party, the Democracy Alliance, is part of the governing coalition.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 21 May 2025
Ramaphosa says Afrikaners have not suffered persecution and therefore cannot even be considered refugees under the usual meaning of the word.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
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Noun
Look for creamy white blooming and fragrant marsh Afrikaner (Gladiolus tristis), hot pink Byzantine gladiolus (Gladiolus byzantinus), pearl pink and magenta painted lady gladiolus (Gladiolus carneus) to start.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
In a meeting in the Oval Office with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa last week, Trump showed video evidence of hate publicly directed at Afrikaners, also known as Boers.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 25 May 2025
Trump has previously used the term genocide when discussing Afrikaners, almost 50 of whom were flown to the United States as refugees earlier this month.
—Colin Meyn, The Hill, 23 May 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested last week that more Afrikaners are on the way.
—Yonat Shimron, NPR, 21 May 2025
Luxury goods tycoon and Afrikaner Johann Rupert was also in the delegation to help ease Trump’s concerns that land was being seized from white farmers.
—Gerald Imray, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
And the opposition party today — the ANC — the Afrikaner Party, the Democracy Alliance, is part of the governing coalition.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 21 May 2025
Ramaphosa says Afrikaners have not suffered persecution and therefore cannot even be considered refugees under the usual meaning of the word.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
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“Afrikaner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Afrikaner. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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Afrikaner
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Af·ri·ka·ner
ˌaf-ri-ˈkän-ər
: a person born in South Africa whose native language is Afrikaans and whose ancestors were from Europe
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