afrikaans

Definition of Afrikaans in English :

an official language of the Republic of South Africa; closely related to Dutch and Flemish

2. afrikaans, afrikaner

belonging or relating to white people of South Africa whose ancestors were Dutch or to their language

Example Sentences:
'an Afrikaans couple'
'Afrikaner support'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Afrikaans

noun

one of the official languages of the Republic of South Africa, closely related to Dutch

. Sometimes called: South African Dutch

noun

an official language of South Africa, developed from 17th-cent. Dutch

n.

A language that developed from 17th-century Dutch and is an official language of South Africa. Also called Taal.

adj.

Of or relating to Afrikaans or Afrikaners.