Afrikaans — meaning in English
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English meaning
- African adj Relating to or coming from the continent of Africa.
Senses
Afrikaans is used for these senses in English:
- African Of or pertaining to Africa.
- Afrikaans Of or pertaining to the Afrikaans language.
- Afrikaans 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.
African — full definition
- adj Relating to or coming from the continent of Africa.
- noun A person from Africa, or a person of African descent.