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Afrikaan
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Afrikaans
Etymology
From af nl Afrikaan.
Noun
Afrikane
af uncommon African (a native of Africa)
Dutch
Etymology
From nl la āfricānus relating to Africa, originally referring to inhabitants of the Carthaginian territory in modern-day Tunisia and later generalized to all inhabitants of Africa. Equivalent to nl Afrika + nl -aan.
Pronunciation
nl /ˌaː.friˈkaːn/
nl nl-Afrikaan.ogg Netherlands
nl Afri kaan
nl aːn 3
Noun
m -en +
African (a native of Africa)
Derived terms
nl Afrikaans
nl afrikaantje
References
"Afrikaan" in Etymologiebank (online edition).