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Dutch
[duhch]
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of the natives or inhabitants of the Netherlands or their country or language.
pertaining to or designating the style of painting and subject matter developed in the Netherlands during the 17th century, chiefly characterized by the use of chiaroscuro, muted tones, naturalistic colors or forms, and of genre, landscape, or still-life subjects drawn from contemporary urban and rural life.
of, relating to, or characteristic of the Pennsylvania Dutch.
Archaic.German; Teutonic.
noun
the people of the Netherlands and their immediate descendants elsewhere, collectively.
Also called Netherlandic.the Germanic language of the Netherlands and northern Belgium. D, D.
Obsolete.the German language.
Dutch
1/ ʌʃ /
noun
the language of the Netherlands, belonging to the West Germanic branch of the Indo-European family and quite closely related to German and English See also Flemish Afrikaans
(functioning as plural) the natives, citizens, or inhabitants of the Netherlands
See double Dutch
slangin trouble
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of the Netherlands, its inhabitants, or their language
adverb
informalto share expenses equally
dutch
2/ ʌʃ /
noun
slangwife
Sensitive Note
Other 51Թ Forms
- pre-Dutch adjective
- pseudo-Dutch adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Dutch1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Dutch1
Idioms and Phrases
go Dutch, to have each person pay their own expenses: Also go dutch
a dinner where everyone goes Dutch.
in Dutch, in trouble or disfavor (with someone).
in Dutch with the teacher for disturbing the class.
Example Sentences
Deliver Me From Nowhere also stars British actor Stephen Graham - fresh from the success of his Netflix series Adolescence - as Springsteen's father, Dutch.
Having posted 152-7, the Dutch looked set for victory with Nepal needing 16 from the 20th over.
I cubed the steak and browned it hard in my cherry red Dutch oven, watching it cast off its fat and leave behind a savory varnish on the enamel.
But Dutch elm disease, an invasive fungus spread by bark beetles to which the native trees had no defense, has decimated the elm by tens of millions across the continent.
It is named after Vincent van Gogh as a tribute to the Dutch artist's painting of a simple chair.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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