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dutch
adverb, often capitalized \ˈdəch\
Definition of DUTCH
: with each person paying his or her own way <went dutch to the movies>
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First Known Use of DUTCH
1914
1Dutch
adjective \ˈdəch\
: of or relating to the Netherlands
Full Definition of DUTCH
1
a archaic : of, relating to, or in any of the Germanic languages of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and the Low Countries b : of, relating to, or in the Dutch of the Netherlands
2
a archaic : of or relating to the Germanic peoples of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and the Low Countries b : of or relating to the Netherlands or its inhabitants c : 2german
3
: of or relating to the Pennsylvania Dutch or their language
— Dutch·ly adverb
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Origin of DUTCH
Middle English Duch, from Middle Dutch duutsch; akin to Old High German diutisc German, Old English thēod nation, Gothic thiudisko as a gentile, thiuda people, Oscan touto city
First Known Use: 14th century
Other Language Terms
2Dutch
noun
: the language of the Netherlands
the Dutch : the people of the Netherlands
Full Definition of DUTCH
1
a archaic (1) : any of the Germanic languages of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and the Low Countries (2) : german 3 b : the Germanic language of the Netherlands and Belgium
2
Dutch plural a archaic : the Germanic peoples of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and the Low Countries b : germans 2a, b c : the people of the Netherlands
4
: dander <her Dutch is up>
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First Known Use of DUTCH
14th century
DUTCH Defined for Kids
1Dutch
adjective \ˈdəch\
Definition of DUTCH for Kids
: of or relating to the Netherlands, its people, or their language
2Dutch
noun
Definition of DUTCH for Kids
1
Dutch plural : the people of the Netherlands
2
: the language of the people of the Netherlands
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