Afrikaans
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- adjective
- /ˌɑːfrɪˈkɑːnz/
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afrikáans
- 93 Kerkorrel, the only white Afrikaans artist asked to perform at the inauguration of Nelson Mandela in 1994, shared the rising tide of white disillusionment with the direction of the ANC after 1999.
It's just, it is Africa or as, as a lot of the, the Afrikaans boys always tell me this is Africa.
- It's just, it is Africa or as, as a lot of the, the Afrikaans boys always tell me this is Africa.
Examples
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The Afrikaans culture embraces its unique traditions and customs.
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And so the staff members were predominantly white Afrikaans and there was a few black guys that worked on the on the market as well.
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I had completed my undergraduate and MA degrees at what was then a conservative and largely Afrikaans university in South Africa.
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The choice of music as a vehicle of Afrikaans disenchantment took place in the absence of other overt forms of specifically Afrikaans anti-apartheid political protests.
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In rock and roll style, with an overlay of punk, hard-hitting lyrics satirize the state, Afrikaans political leaders, the South African Defence Force, the apartheid system, and white middle-class values.
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My friend speaks Afrikaans fluently, as his family has Dutch heritage.
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At the wedding, many guests sang traditional Afrikaans songs.
Synonyms
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Relating to people in South Africa descended from Dutch settlers or to their Afrikaans language
Surface Forms
Etymology
As an adjective, Afrikaans comes from the same Dutch parts Afrika 'Africa' and -aans 'from', so it describes people, culture, or things 'from Africa' that are linked to the language, especially the Afrikaner community of Dutch origin in South Africa.