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Afrikanerdom

Afrikanerdom noun: the world or sphere of Afrikaners.

Noun

Afrikanerdom (uncountable)

  1. The world or sphere of Afrikaners.
    • He rules sovereign over the world and works His will in the affairs of nations — most visibly of Afrikanerdom.1980, T. Dunbar Moodie, The rise of Afrikanerdom: power, apartheid, and the Afrikaner civil religion
    • Afrikanerdom is being repositioned as an endangered minority within a liberal democracy. From a strategic point of view this must be judged a good move.2006, Chris Brink, No lesser place: the taaldebat at Stellenbosch

Origin of Afrikanerdom

From Afrikaner + -dom.

Questions about Afrikanerdom

What does Afrikanerdom mean?
Afrikanerdom means the world or sphere of Afrikaners.
What part of speech is Afrikanerdom?
Afrikanerdom is a noun.

Words near Afrikanerdom in the dictionary

  1. Afrikanderdom
  2. Afrikanderism
  3. Afrikanderisms
  4. Afrikanders
  5. Afrikaner
  6. Afrikanerdom
  7. Afrikanerism
  8. Afrikanerisms
  9. Afrikanerness
  10. Afrikaners
  11. Afrilachian

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