dutch

Definitions


[dʌtʃ], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- relating to the Netherlands, its people, or their language

- relating to the people of Germany; German


Phrases:
- go Dutch
- in Dutch

Origin:
from Middle Dutch dutsch ‘Dutch, Netherlandish, German’: the English word originally denoted speakers of both High and Low German, but became more specific after the United Provinces adopted the Low German of Holland as the national language on independence in 1579


[dʌtʃ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the West Germanic language of the Netherlands

- the people of the Netherlands collectively


Phrases:
- go Dutch
- in Dutch

Origin:
from Middle Dutch dutsch ‘Dutch, Netherlandish, German’: the English word originally denoted speakers of both High and Low German, but became more specific after the United Provinces adopted the Low German of Holland as the national language on independence in 1579


[dʌtʃ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- (especially among cockneys) one's wife


Phrases:

Origin:
late 19th century: abbreviation of duchess




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