Dutch

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /dʌtʃ/ UK /dʌtʃ/ See IPA manual

Freq #4307

Meanings

1

adj
relating to the Netherlands, its people, culture, or language

The gallery specializes in Dutch paintings from the seventeenth century.
2

noun
the West Germanic language spoken chiefly in the Netherlands and northern Belgium

She learned Dutch before moving to Utrecht.
3

noun
the people of the Netherlands considered collectively

The Dutch have a long history of managing land below sea level.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · relating to the... Netherlandish

2 noun · the west germanic language... Netherlandic

3 noun · the people of the... people of the Netherlands

Word family

Derived forms DutchmanDutchwomanDutch-speaking

Related forms NetherlandsHollandFlemishDeutsch

Appears in

Phrases (1)

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dutch auction
an auction in which the price falls until someone agrees to buy

Adjective + noun

Idioms (1)

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go Dutch
to share the cost of a meal or outing equally

Etymology

From Middle English Duch or Dutch, through Middle Dutch duutsch, from a West Germanic word meaning "of the people". English once used it broadly for Germanic peoples and languages; by the seventeenth century it had narrowed mainly to the Netherlands and its inhabitants.

Topics

Describing Qualities Register & Style

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# Dutch

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** /dʌtʃ/
**IPA (UK):** /dʌtʃ/
**Frequency rank:** 4307

## Meanings
1. relating to the Netherlands, its people, culture, or language
2. the West Germanic language spoken chiefly in the Netherlands and northern Belgium
3. the people of the Netherlands considered collectively

## Examples
- The gallery specializes in Dutch paintings from the seventeenth century.
- She learned Dutch before moving to Utrecht.
- The Dutch have a long history of managing land below sea level.

## Synonyms
- Netherlandish
- Netherlandic

## Derived Forms
- Dutchman
- Dutchwoman
- Dutch-speaking

## Related Forms
- Netherlands
- Holland
- Flemish
- Deutsch

## Etymology
From Middle English Duch or Dutch, through Middle Dutch duutsch, from a West Germanic word meaning "of the people". English once used it broadly for Germanic peoples and languages; by the seventeenth century it had narrowed mainly to the Netherlands and its inhabitants.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Register & Style

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