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Afrikaans

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Af·ri·kaans  (fr-käns, -känz)
n.
A language that developed from 17th-century Dutch and is an official language of South Africa. Also called Taal2.
adj.
Of or relating to Afrikaans or Afrikaners.
[Afrikaans, from Dutch Afrikaansch, African, from Latin fricnus; see Afrikaner.]
Afrikaans
Noun
one of the official languages of South Africa, descended from Dutch [Dutch]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Afrikaans - an official language of the Republic of South Africa; closely related to Dutch and Flemish
South African Dutch, Taal
Dutch - the West Germanic language of the Netherlands
Adj.1.AfrikaansAfrikaans - belonging or relating to white people of South Africa whose ancestors were Dutch or to their language; "an Afrikaans couple"; "Afrikaner support"
Afrikaner
Translations
Afrikaans [æfrɪˈkɑːns] n → africaans m
Afrikaans [æfrɪˈkɑːns] n → afrikaans m
Afrikaans [æfrɪˈkɑːns] n → Afrikaans nt
Afrikaans [æfrɪˈkɑːns] n → afrikaans m


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