Dutch Definition
Dutch (duc̸h)
adjective
- of the Netherlands or its people, language, or culture
- ☆ of the Pennsylvania Dutch or their language or culture
Etymology: ME Duch < MDu Duutsch, Dutch, German, akin to Ger Deutsch: see Deutschland
noun
the West Germanic language spoken in the Netherlands
Dutch Idioms
go Dutch
☆Informal to have every participant pay his or her own expenses
in Dutch
☆Informal in trouble or disfavor
the Dutch
- the people of the Netherlands
- ☆ the Pennsylvania Dutch
Dutch Usage Examples
Converse of object
go: I can imagine this useful for the College lot, all those students are always going dutch.
Adjective modifier
- double: The fact that it was double dutch to the Police and was in fact a list of birds ( some of them protected species!
- English: Some possible values are en: English dutch: Dutch.. .
- little: I was doing well at the time and I was quite happy and so was my little dutch.
Modifies a noun
- barge: Is a dutch barge suitable for mooring in a marina, or will I be needing a yacht of some sort?
- elm: Written by RJ Jones and LF Grand, this fact sheet provides information on the fungal disease ' dutch elm disease ' .
- courage: So get some dutch courage in the Kings Arms in Bowness, go to the WC next door and off you go.
- barn: On the Isle of Jura, a dutch barn containing 120 tons of hay was set alight by a child playing with matches.
- countryside: The dutch countryside in may of bass fishing in.
- people: In fact we have got quite used to dutch people saying with great confidence " she is a Maurice Griffiths design " .
Browse dictionary entries near Dutch
- ‹ dusty miller
- ‹ dusty
- ‹ dustproof
- ‹ dustpan
- ‹ dustman
- ‹ dustless
- ‹ dusting powder
- ‹ dustheap
- ‹ duster
- ‹ dustbin

