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Dutch Definition

Dutch (duc̸h)

adjective

  1. of the Netherlands or its people, language, or culture
  2. ☆ 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

  1. the people of the Netherlands
  2. ☆ 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 " .