Dutch
noun
The language spoken in the Netherlands.
She is learning Dutch at school.
Often appears as...
- speak dutch
- learn dutch
adjective
Related to the Netherlands, its people, or language.
He is wearing a Dutch costume.
Often appears as...
- dutch cheese
- dutch culture
adjective
Each person paying for their own things, mainly refering to meals.
Let's go Dutch on this dinner.
Often appears as...
- go dutch
- dutch treat
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
A sliding door on a building, divided horizontally so that the bottom half can be shut while the top half remains open.
She peered out through the Dutch door.
Often appears as...
- kitchen dutch door
- barn dutch door
noun
A heavy pot with a lid, used for slow cooking.
She made a stew in the Dutch oven.
Often appears as...
- dutch oven bread
- dutch oven bbq
noun
The language spoken in the Netherlands.
She is learning Dutch at school.
Often appears as...
- speak dutch
- learn dutch
adjective
Related to the Netherlands, its people, or language.
He is wearing a Dutch costume.
Often appears as...
- dutch cheese
- dutch culture
adjective
Each person paying for their own things, mainly refering to meals.
Let's go Dutch on this dinner.
Often appears as...
- go dutch
- dutch treat
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
A sliding door on a building, divided horizontally so that the bottom half can be shut while the top half remains open.
She peered out through the Dutch door.
Often appears as...
- kitchen dutch door
- barn dutch door
noun
A heavy pot with a lid, used for slow cooking.
She made a stew in the Dutch oven.
Often appears as...
- dutch oven bread
- dutch oven bbq
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Pronunciation
The 'ch' in Dutch is pronounced differently than in English, with a guttural sound.
It's 'Du-ch', not 'Du-tch'.
Pro Tip 2/2Origin Hint
'Dutch' and 'Deutsch' (German for 'German') share roots but refer to different languages.
Dutch is not the same as Deutsch.
Pro Tip 1/2Pronunciation
The 'ch' in Dutch is pronounced differently than in English, with a guttural sound.
It's 'Du-ch', not 'Du-tch'.
Pro Tip 2/2Origin Hint
'Dutch' and 'Deutsch' (German for 'German') share roots but refer to different languages.
Dutch is not the same as Deutsch.
Pro Tip 1/2Pronunciation
The 'ch' in Dutch is pronounced differently than in English, with a guttural sound.
It's 'Du-ch', not 'Du-tch'.
Pro Tip 2/2Origin Hint
'Dutch' and 'Deutsch' (German for 'German') share roots but refer to different languages.
Dutch is not the same as Deutsch.
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Video examples
National Geographic...
can't get up and move around much so it was consumed by introduced species that just ate it right the dodo laid a single egg got a nest on the ground and it wasn't people eating them there's lots of records from the Portuguese and the Dutch that first came on to Mauritius
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3 secrets to Netflix's...
important um and it's been a big focus for us and how easy or hard have you found it to take your culture globally um it depends where so um you know the more similar the underlying culture is like the dutch are very direct and you
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Barry Clifford: Pirate...
Dutch coins French coins and why are the Pirates dividing breaking because they were dividing up everything equally they were democratic they were experimenting and democracy each man had an equal share and here was proof these
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Inside the Green Berets:...
deep second-degree burns up and down his arms and it on his face we both had shrapnel through our faces and up and down our arms and I too had second-degree burns up and down my face but not as deep as his in the dutch
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Bats Come Up With An...
i like my cheese like i like my mice strong and yellow mind you i do like a bit of golden solar as well i love anything that's a bit blue i also like swedish dutch and a bit of french now and again
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The Guerilla Cyclists of...
a city with more bikes than cars might sound like a fantasy but it's already happened today the netherlands is known as the biking capital of the world dutch streets are filled with bikes they
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A Double Dutch PIPE Brain...
rope have to do with the brain well double dutch requires off-the-chart spatial awareness today these kids are gonna help us test yours for this game
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Netherlands in 100...
takes us through pastures this the single biggest use of land is mostly used for feeding and rearing cows in all at a time when a third of dutch
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Can you solve the...
Dutch artist Piet Mondrian’s abstract, rectangular paintings inspired mathematicians to create a two-fold challenge.
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Animals Of The ABC...
they've been evaporating sea salt here for more than 500 years white gold that first attracted dutch
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National Geographic...
can't get up and move around much so it was consumed by introduced species that just ate it right the dodo laid a single egg got a nest on the ground and it wasn't people eating them there's lots of records from the Portuguese and the Dutch that first came on to Mauritius
Video examples
3 secrets to Netflix's...
important um and it's been a big focus for us and how easy or hard have you found it to take your culture globally um it depends where so um you know the more similar the underlying culture is like the dutch are very direct and you
Video examples
Barry Clifford: Pirate...
Dutch coins French coins and why are the Pirates dividing breaking because they were dividing up everything equally they were democratic they were experimenting and democracy each man had an equal share and here was proof these
Video examples
Inside the Green Berets:...
deep second-degree burns up and down his arms and it on his face we both had shrapnel through our faces and up and down our arms and I too had second-degree burns up and down my face but not as deep as his in the dutch
Video examples
Bats Come Up With An...
i like my cheese like i like my mice strong and yellow mind you i do like a bit of golden solar as well i love anything that's a bit blue i also like swedish dutch and a bit of french now and again
Video examples
The Guerilla Cyclists of...
a city with more bikes than cars might sound like a fantasy but it's already happened today the netherlands is known as the biking capital of the world dutch streets are filled with bikes they
Video examples
A Double Dutch PIPE Brain...
rope have to do with the brain well double dutch requires off-the-chart spatial awareness today these kids are gonna help us test yours for this game
Video examples
Netherlands in 100...
takes us through pastures this the single biggest use of land is mostly used for feeding and rearing cows in all at a time when a third of dutch
Video examples
Can you solve the...
Dutch artist Piet Mondrian’s abstract, rectangular paintings inspired mathematicians to create a two-fold challenge.
Video examples
Animals Of The ABC...
they've been evaporating sea salt here for more than 500 years white gold that first attracted dutch
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Seth Low
American Educator
These are some of the things for which we believe the American people owe no little gratitude to the Dutch; and these are the things for which today, speaking in the name of the American people, we venture to express their heartfelt thanks.
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Eline Powell
Belgian Actress
I'm a bit of a melting pot, I try to speak British, but there's some European lilt - a not-so-conventional one because I'm Belgian, from the Flemish part. Dutch was my mother language, and I learned English, and I speak French, too.
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NikkieTutorials
Dutch Celebrity
Dutch girls wear a hundred mixed-metal necklaces and stack the most random earrings. It's total chaos, but it looks so good that I'm always inspired to get another ear piercing, and another.
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Stefflon Don
British Musician
I had a weird accent. Dutch people speak American English, and my parents were Jamaican, with their own broken English.
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Paul Watson
Canadian Environmentalist
Dutch prisons are probably the most civilized you're going to find anywhere in the world.
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John Cooper Clarke
English Poet
Dutch food is terrible, I think. What sort of person starts the day with egg and cheese?
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Marcela Valladolid
American Chef
I use my Le Creuset dutch oven for everything you can think of. I even fry eggs in it.
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Geert Wilders
Dutch Politician
Dutch values are based on Christianity, on Judaism, on humanism.
Quote examples
Seth Low
American Educator
These are some of the things for which we believe the American people owe no little gratitude to the Dutch; and these are the things for which today, speaking in the name of the American people, we venture to express their heartfelt thanks.
Quote examples
Eline Powell
Belgian Actress
I'm a bit of a melting pot, I try to speak British, but there's some European lilt - a not-so-conventional one because I'm Belgian, from the Flemish part. Dutch was my mother language, and I learned English, and I speak French, too.
Quote examples
NikkieTutorials
Dutch Celebrity
Dutch girls wear a hundred mixed-metal necklaces and stack the most random earrings. It's total chaos, but it looks so good that I'm always inspired to get another ear piercing, and another.
Quote examples
Stefflon Don
British Musician
I had a weird accent. Dutch people speak American English, and my parents were Jamaican, with their own broken English.
Quote examples
Paul Watson
Canadian Environmentalist
Dutch prisons are probably the most civilized you're going to find anywhere in the world.
Quote examples
John Cooper Clarke
English Poet
Dutch food is terrible, I think. What sort of person starts the day with egg and cheese?
Quote examples
Marcela Valladolid
American Chef
I use my Le Creuset dutch oven for everything you can think of. I even fry eggs in it.
Quote examples
Geert Wilders
Dutch Politician
Dutch values are based on Christianity, on Judaism, on humanism.
Example 1 of 8
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