variants
often Dutch
: with each person paying their own way
went dutch to the movies
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
3
: of or relating to the Pennsylvania Dutch or their language
Dutchly
adverb
1
a
archaic
(1)
: any of the Germanic languages of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and the Low Countries
(2)
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
c
: the people of the Netherlands
4
: dander
her Dutch is up
Examples of dutch in a Sentence
Noun
He loves learning about the Dutch.
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Ben Church, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
Dutch skater Xandra Velzeboer won gold in the women’s 1,000-meter short track speed skating final, sneaking by Canada’s Courtney Sarault for the top spot.
—Isabel Yip, NBC news, 16 Feb. 2026
Velzeboer's victory keeps the 1,000 title in Dutch hands.
—ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
Even her Dutch teammate, Jutta Leerdam, the woman who beat Kok in the 1,000.
—Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Even Dutch fans, who cheer their own on loudly from the stands, have come to love Stolz.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
Dutch skater Xandra Velzeboer won gold in the women’s 1,000-meter short track speed skating final, sneaking by Canada’s Courtney Sarault for the top spot.
—Isabel Yip, NBC news, 16 Feb. 2026
Velzeboer's victory keeps the 1,000 title in Dutch hands.
—ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
Even her Dutch teammate, Jutta Leerdam, the woman who beat Kok in the 1,000.
—Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
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“Dutch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dutch. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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dutch
1 of 3 adverboften capitalized
: with each person paying his or her own way
went dutch to the movies
Dutch
2 of 3 adjective
: of or relating to the Netherlands, its inhabitants, or their language
Dutch
3 of 3 noun1
: the Germanic language of the Netherlands
2
Dutch plural
: the people of the Netherlands
3
: disfavor entry 1 sense 2, trouble entry 2
was in Dutch with the teacher
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