Afrikaans

[ af-ri-kahns, -kahnz ]

noun
  1. Also called the Taal [thuh-tahl] /ðə ˈtɑl/ . an official language of South Africa, developed out of the speech of 17th-century settlers from Holland and still very like Dutch.

adjective
  1. of or relating to Afrikaans or Afrikaners.

Origin of Afrikaans

1
1895–1900; <Dutch, equivalent to Afrikaan native of Africa + -s-ish1

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British Dictionary definitions for Afrikaans

Afrikaans

/ (ˌæfrɪˈkɑːns, -ˈkɑːnz) /


noun
  1. one of the official languages of the Republic of South Africa, closely related to Dutch: Sometimes called: South African Dutch

Origin of Afrikaans

1
C20: from Dutch: African

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