Dutch

(duc̸h)

adjective

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

Origin: ME Duch < MDu Duutsch, Dutch, German, akin to Ger Deutsch: see Deutschland

noun

the West Germanic language spoken in the Netherlands

See Dutch in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. a. Of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture.
    b. Of or relating to the Dutch language.
  2. Archaic
    a. German.
    b. Of or relating to any of the Germanic peoples or languages.
  3. Of or relating to the Pennsylvania Dutch.
noun
  1. (used with a pl. verb)
    a. The people of the Netherlands.
    b. Archaic A Germanic people.
    c. The Pennsylvania Dutch.
  2. a. The official West Germanic language of the Netherlands and one of the official languages of Belgium.
    b. Archaic One or more of the West Germanic languages of Germany, Switzerland, and the Low Countries.
  3. Slang Anger or temper.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English Duch, German, Dutch

Origin: , from Middle Dutch Dūtsch; see teutā- in Indo-European roots

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