Dutch
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- noun
- /dʌtʃ/
- The Dutch have a rich cultural heritage that includes famous artists like Rembrandt.
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Watch on YouTubeThe Brits, OK, the Germans, the Dutch, everybody sees that.
- The Brits, OK, the Germans, the Dutch, everybody sees that.
- You say Australians are, Britons are, as are the Swedes, the Dutch, the Irish and the Slovenians.
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You say Australians are, Britons are, as are the Swedes, the Dutch, the Irish and the Slovenians.
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The Brits, OK, the Germans, the Dutch, everybody sees that.
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And you know, no, you know, nobody speaks Dutch except the Dutch.
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People still think of themselves as French, German, Italian, Dutch and Spanish, not European.
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This of course was a huge threat to both the Dutch trade and the Dutch neutrality.
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OK, they're Dutch, as in from the Netherlands.
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My dad's of Dutch heritage and he only speaks English.
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They were the Dutch East India Company's colonial subjects.
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Many Dutch people celebrate King's Day with parades and parties.
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As a child, she learned about the Dutch explorers who influenced trade routes.
Synonyms
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People from the Netherlands who share the same language and culture
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A person from the Netherlands
A person from the Netherlands
Idioms
Compounds
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A form of German spoken in parts of Pennsylvania and Maryland, often by Amish families
- Specialized
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A sickness of elm trees caused by a fungus that makes leaves wilt and trees die
- Specialized
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Cocoa powder treated with a chemical to reduce acidity, give a milder taste, and make it darker
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Former name for the country now called Suriname in northeastern South America when it was controlled by the Netherlands
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A spring flower with blue or purple petals people grow in gardens and use in bouquets
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A low plant with three small leaves and white flowers that spreads across the ground
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An old American term for people with mixed African, Native American, and European family background
A tropical bean plant with red flowers that grows black beans with white spots you can eat
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dutch comes from an old German word theudisk meaning 'of the people', the same root as German Deutsch. So Dutch means the people who are from the Netherlands.