Cape Dutch

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Noun

Cape Dutch (plural p)

1. The people of the Western Cape of South Africa, descended from Dutch and other European immigrants and their Asian and African slaves, who remained more or less loyal subjects of European powers into the 19th century.
2. (South Africa, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur, dated) Afrikaner people

Proper noun

1. A Dutch dialect of South Africa, which developed into Afrikaans.

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