Dutch people
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2.1
- noun
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neerlandés
- Most Dutch people enjoy cycling as a popular way to get around their cities.
- most Dutch people
- Dutch people speak English
Examples
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How many Dutch people could explain Reubin's defining attribute?
Blog text (3) -
"Cycling is a beautiful sport, which millions of Dutch people enjoy, and a large number of those Dutch people are clients of Rabobank," he said.
Blog text (10) -
What country do Dutch people come from?
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I spent my childhood in India in an international community that included English and Dutch people, in addition to people from all over India.
Academic text (2000) -
It was a program about Dutch people who were about to do something important abroad.
Fiction book (1997) -
I (and just about every other Dutch person) use a bike to get everywhere.
Blog text (23) -
Many Dutch people persist in a skeptical attitude because of the uncertainties concerning the consequences of eliminating borders.
Academic text (1991) -
Noord-Holland is interlaced with networks of bike paths, all well-marked and well-paved, used almost exclusively by Dutch people.
Blog text (11) -
Many Dutch people celebrate King's Day with festivals and street parties.
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During my travels, I met several Dutch people who shared fascinating stories about their culture.
Synonyms
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7.1
A person from the Netherlands
People who come from the Netherlands
A person from the Netherlands
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase 'Dutch people' is transparently composed from 'Dutch' (people or things from the Netherlands) and 'people' (members of a nation), so a B1 learner who knows both words can directly infer it refers to the people of the Netherlands. This is a regular adjectival + noun composition common across languages and follows standard, predictable English noun-phrase patterns.
Etymology
Dutch people comes from the word Dutch, which long ago meant 'the people' of a region, plus people, which means people. So, Dutch people means 'the people who live in the Netherlands'.