I. ˌa-fri-ˈkän(t)s, ˌä-, -ˈkänz, ˈa-fri-ˌ, ˈä- noun
Etymology: Afrikaans, from afrikaans, adjective, African, from obsolete Afrikaans afrikanisch, ultimately from Latin africanus
Date: 1908
: a language developed from 17th century Dutch that is one of the official languages of the Republic of South Africa
II. adjective
Date: 1923
: of or relating to Afrikaners or Afrikaans