English Explanatory Dictionary

Afrikaans

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A Germanic language descending from Dutch; the primary language of the descendants of Dutch and other European settlers, as well as many mixed-race (e.g. Rehoboth Basters) living in South Africa and in Namibia. Also, one of the eleven official languages of South Africa and until 1990 one of three official languages of Namibia.
noun
  1. A person from South Africa or Namibia who speaks Afrikaans. (More properly called "Afrikaans people" or Afrikaners.)
adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the Afrikaans language.

Pronunciation

/ˌafɹɪˈkɑːnz/ /ˌafɹɪˈkɑːns/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Afrikaans.wav /ˌɑːfɹɪˈkɑːnz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Afrikaans.wav

Word forms

Afrikaans Africaans Afrikaansch

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans Afrikaans (“African”) itself from earlier Dutch Afrikaansch (“African”).

Synonyms

Afrikaner

Derived words

Afrikaansness
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