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Afrikaner

Or ··첹·Ա

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

noun

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



Afrikaner

/ afriˈkaːnə, ˌæfrɪˈkɑːnə /

noun

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

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51Թ 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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Here is just one: the Episcopal Church refused to participate in the Trump administration's resettlement program for Afrikaners.

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More recently, Musk spread widely discredited rumours that the white Afrikaner population of South Africa is facing "genocide" in their home country.

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In an essay for the Intercept unpacking the tangled backstory of the five dozen or so Afrikaners recently welcomed as refugees by the U.S.,

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The president signed an executive order in February that opened the refugee pathway exclusively to Afrikaners - white South Africans who he claimed were victims of "racial discrimination".

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And what of Afriforum - the Afrikaner interest group that tugged at the ears of Trump's supporters for a number of years by lobbying and spreading right-wing propaganda, hoping to be heard?

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