dutch

UK /dʌt͡ʃ/ US /dʌt͡ʃ/
adj 5name 3noun 2verb 2

Definitions

adj

1

Of or pertaining to the Netherlands, the Dutch people or the Dutch language.

2

Pertaining to Germanic-speaking peoples on the European continent, chiefly the Germans (especially established German-speaking communities in parts of the USA), or the Dutch; Teutonic; Germanic.

3

Substitute, inferior, ersatz.

4

Thrifty.

5

Pertaining to Afrikaner culture (Cape Dutch).

name

1

The main language of the Netherlands, Flanders (i.e., the northern half of Belgium) and Suriname; Netherlandic.

By the time this mysterious knight died in the 1360s, his book was available in every European language, including Dutch, Gaelic, Czech, Catalan, and Walloon.

According to this view, Dutch is a descendant of Old (West) Low Franconian and …

2

German; the main language of the Holy Roman Empire (Germany, Austria, Alsace, Luxembourg).

3

A male given name, more often given as a nickname to someone of Dutch or German ancestry than as an official given name.

noun

1

Synonym of double Dutch (“incomprehensible language or speech”).

“Queer language, that, sir,” said the officer. “It was Dutch to me.”

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