often capitalized
: with each person paying his or her 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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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 June 2025
Reports indicate Wolff is also an admirer of Verstappen and would be willing to do anything to get his hands on the Dutch driver.
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Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 5 June 2025
As part of the partnership, Vintage Culture will close out the festival with a headline set, sporting pieces from his exclusive collaboration with Von Dutch Loves on stage.
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Adjective
The largest motor yacht in the Dutch yard’s fleet is Infinity.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 June 2025
Reports indicate Wolff is also an admirer of Verstappen and would be willing to do anything to get his hands on the Dutch driver.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
Noun
The store offers apparel, footwear, accessories and skateboards and features brands like Affliction, Ed Hardy, Empyre, FB County, Von Dutch and Plan B skateboards.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 5 June 2025
As part of the partnership, Vintage Culture will close out the festival with a headline set, sporting pieces from his exclusive collaboration with Von Dutch Loves on stage.
—Andre Claudio, Footwear News, 2 June 2025
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“Dutch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dutch. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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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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