Afrikaans
[ af-ri-kahns, -kahnz ]
noun
Also called the Taal. an official language of South Africa, developed out of the speech of 17th-century settlers from Holland and still very like Dutch.
adjective
of or relating to Afrikaans or Afrikaners.
Origin of Afrikaans
1Words that may be confused with Afrikaans
- Africans, Afrikaans
Words Nearby Afrikaans
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How to use Afrikaans in a sentence
At the beginning of 2014, there were editions in 287 languages, ranging from Afrikaans to Žemaitška.
British Dictionary definitions for Afrikaans
Afrikaans
/ (ˌæfrɪˈkɑːns, -ˈkɑːnz) /
noun
one of the official languages of the Republic of South Africa, closely related to Dutch: Sometimes called: South African Dutch
Origin of Afrikaans
1C20: from Dutch: African
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