Afrikaans
1Af·ri·kaans
noun\ˌa-fri-ˈkän(t)s, ˌä-, -ˈkänz, ˈa-fri-ˌ, ˈä-\
Definition of AFRIKAANS
: a language developed from 17th century Dutch that is one of the official languages of the Republic of South Africa
See Origin of AFRIKAANS
Afrikaans, from afrikaans, adjective, African, from obsolete Afrikaans afrikanisch, ultimately from Latin africanus
First Known Use: 1908
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