[
US
/ˌæfɹəˈkɑnz/
]
NOUN
- an official language of the Republic of South Africa; closely related to Dutch and Flemish
ADJECTIVE
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belonging or relating to white people of South Africa whose ancestors were Dutch or to their language
Afrikaner support
an Afrikaans couple
How To Use Afrikaans In A Sentence
- As Joe Pesci said in his best Afrikaans, "He's * blick*! Hillary Chief Strategist: North Carolina Loss Represented Progress Because We Won Among White Voters
- He said the Afrikaans media and their intellectuals operated inside a "mielie driehoek" (mealie triangle) mentality which was only real between Potchefstroom, Bloemfontein and Pretoria. ANC Daily News Briefing
- OKE: Apartheid, literally "apartness" in Afrikaans and Dutch, was in basic terms racism made law. CNN Transcript Dec 16, 2006
- Sosaties (skewered meat), kebabs, "crayfish" or kreef in Afrikaans, marinated chicken, pork and lamb chops, steaks, what seemed like ten kinds of Boerewors (sausages) of different flavors and thickness, and five racks of something that looked vaguely like spareribs. Josh Tetrick: Why Martin Luther King's Son Doesn't Eat Meat
- But Sylvia had the sort of melodious and cultured voice which defied classification; her English and Afrikaans were of a high order.
- The march was in protest at a government edict making Afrikaans compulsory in schools. Times, Sunday Times
- Speaking in English, Xhosa and, to the amusement of the mainly-Afrikaans crowd of around 5,000, in Afrikaans, Mandela said freedom in South Africa will only gain its full meaning "as we succeed together in overcoming and inequalities of our past and in improving the lives of especially the poor. ANC Daily News Briefing
- It was the SRC's attempts to eliminate the Afrikaans character of the university and its championing the ANC which gave the university a "jingo" image among right-thinking Afrikaners, he said. ANC Daily News Briefing
- The word "duiker" means dive in Afrikaans, which suits the duiker as they are known for diving for cover in the forest or brush. Merced Sun-Star: front
- Her mom had chosen to write to her in Afrikaans and spoke of the daily dealings at the house.