Afrikaans: Meaning and Definition of
Af•ri•kaans
Pronunciation: (af"ri-käns', -känz'), [key]
— n.
- Also calledan official language of South Africa, developed out of the speech of 17th-century settlers from Holland and still very like Dutch.
—adj.
- of or pertaining to Afrikaans or Afrikaners.
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