Dutch

Definitions

1. The people of the Netherlands, or one of certain ethnic groups descending from the people of the Netherlands.
   collective, plural, plural-only
2. wife
   slang
3. The main language of the Netherlands, Flanders (i.e., the northern half of Belgium) and Suriname; Netherlandic.
4. Afrikaner people (Cape Dutch).
   South-Africa, collective, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, plural, plural-only, slur
5. German; the main language of the Holy Roman Empire (Germany, Austria, Alsace, Luxembourg).
   archaic
6. The Pennsylvania Dutch people.
   collective, plural, plural-only
7. A male given name, more often given as a nickname to someone of Dutch or German ancestry than as an official given name.

Equivalents

Examples

“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 …”

“For the abbreviation of the name⟳ of the pieces, each player is free to use⟳ the name⟳ which is commonly used in his/her country. Examples: F = fou (French for bishop), L = loper (Dutch for bishop). In printed periodicals, the use⟳ of figurines is recommended.”

“The Dutch will vote⟳ on the matter⟳ next month.”

“In upstate New York, the Dutch continued to speak⟳ their language into the nineteenth century.”

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