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AFRIKAANS

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• AFRIKAANS (noun)
The noun AFRIKAANS has 1 sense:

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

Familiarity information: AFRIKAANS used as a noun is very rare.

• AFRIKAANS (adjective)
The adjective AFRIKAANS has 1 sense:

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

Familiarity information: AFRIKAANS used as an adjective is very rare.

• AFRIKAANS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

Afrikaans; South African Dutch; Taal

Hypernyms ("Afrikaans" is a kind of...):

Dutch (the West Germanic language of the Netherlands)

• AFRIKAANS (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

Afrikaans; Afrikaner

Context examples:

an Afrikaans couple / Afrikaner support

Pertainym:

South Africa (a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers))

"Waste not, want not."
(English proverb)
"Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Walk beside me that we may be as one."
(Native American proverb, Ute)
"Leading by example is better than commandments."
(Arabic proverb)
"He who puts off something will lose it."
(Corsican proverb)

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