Nederlands, noun

/ˈnɪədə(r)lants/
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Afrikaans, DutchShow more Afrikaans, from Dutch Nederlandsch.
The Dutch language of the Netherlands. Cf. High Dutch. See also Hollands.
[1926 Spectator (U.K.) 21 Aug. 278Africaans resembles, in vocabulary, the Dutch of the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries almost more than modern Nederlands does.]
c1928 Botha & Burger Grammar of AfrikaansIntro., Wherever the terms Dutch and Nederlands are used, the language of Holland is to be understood.
c1928 Botha & Burger Grammar of Afrikaans 4Although Afrikaans is essentially Nederlands in respect of vocabulary and syntax, it differs widely from Nederlands in respect of sounds and accidence.
1959 Cape Times 8 June 8Nederlands is an old and highly developed language with a wide literature.
1991 Rhodes University Calendar 1991, Grahamstown 21Academic Staff and Departments...Afrikaans & Nederlands.
The Dutch language of the Netherlands.
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