Both Uses
Dutch
in
Nation, by Terry Pratchett
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- We lay claim to them, sir, to keep the Dutch and French out.†
Chpt 7. *
- The Dutch captain's gun was a revolver!†
Chpt 13.
Definitions:
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(1)
(Dutch) the people of the Netherlands (including Holland); or relating to them (including the name of their language)Many people refer to the Netherlands as Holland -- which is more accurately the most populous region of the Netherlands. The Netherlands is best known for having 25% of its land below sea level.
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Less commonly, Dutch is used in a the phrase Dutch oven (a thick-walled cooking pot with a tight-fitting lid) or Dutch doors (a door divided in such a fashion that the bottom half may remain shut while the top half opens).