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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024Dutch /dʌtʃ/USA pronunciation adj. - Language Varietiesof or relating to the Netherlands.
- Language Varietiesof or relating to the language spoken in the Netherlands.
n. - Language Varieties[plural* the + ~;
takes a plural verb] the people born or living in the Netherlands. - Language Varieties[uncountable] the language spoken in the Netherlands.
Idioms- Idioms go Dutch, to pay one's own expenses, as on a date:You can't take me out, but let's go Dutch one night.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Dutch (duch),USA pronunciation adj. - Language Varietiesof, pertaining to, or characteristic of the natives or inhabitants of the Netherlands or their country or language.
- Fine Artpertaining to or designating the style of painting and subject matter developed in the Netherlands during the 17th century, chiefly characterized by the use of chiaroscuro, muted tones, naturalistic colors or forms, and of genre, landscape, or still-life subjects drawn from contemporary urban and rural life.
- Language Varietiesof, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Pennsylvania Dutch.
- Language Varieties[Archaic.]German;
Teutonic. - Idioms go Dutch, to have each person pay his or her own expenses:a dinner where everyone goes Dutch.Also, go dutch.
n. - Language Varietiesthe people of the Netherlands and their immediate descendants elsewhere, collectively.
- Language VarietiesSee Pennsylvania Dutch.
- Language VarietiesAlso called Netherlandic. the Germanic language of the Netherlands and northern Belgium. Abbr.: D Cf. Flemish.
- Language Varieties[Obs.]the German language.
- in Dutch, in trouble or disfavor (with someone):in Dutch with the teacher for disturbing the class.
- Middle Dutch duutsch Dutch, German(ic); cognate with Old High German diutisc popular (language) (as opposed to learned Latin), translation of Latin (lingua) vulgāris popular (language)
- Middle English Duch 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Dutch /dʌtʃ/ n - the language of the Netherlands, belonging to the West Germanic branch of the Indo-European family and quite closely related to German and English
- the Dutch ⇒ (functioning as plural) the natives, citizens, or inhabitants of the Netherlands
- See double Dutch
- in Dutch ⇒ slang in trouble
adj - of, relating to, or characteristic of the Netherlands, its inhabitants, or their language
adv - go Dutch ⇒ informal to share expenses equally
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