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单词 afrikaans
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Afrikaans

[ af-ri-kahns, -kahnz ]
/ ˌæf rɪˈkɑns, -ˈkɑnz /

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

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

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH Afrikaans

Africans, Afrikaans

Words nearby Afrikaans

African Union, African violet, African wild ass, African yellowwood, A friend in need is a friend indeed, Afrikaans, Afrikander, Afrikaner, Afrikanerdom, Afrikanerism, Afrin
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Example sentences from the Web for Afrikaans

  • At the beginning of 2014, there were editions in 287 lan­guages, ranging from Afrikaans to Žemaitška.

    You Can Look It Up: The Wikipedia Story|Walter Isaacson|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for Afrikaans

Afrikaans
/ (ˌæfrɪˈkɑːns, -ˈkɑːnz) /

noun

one of the official languages of the Republic of South Africa, closely related to DutchSometimes called: South African Dutch

Word Origin for Afrikaans

C20: from Dutch: African
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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