All 4 Uses of
Dutch
in
The Mysterious Benedict Society
- My parents were Dutch scientists, killed in a laboratory accident when I was a baby.
p. 140.7 *Dutch = of the Netherlands
- Nothing in the world less controllable than the sea, and yet the Dutch found a way to control it.†
p. 262.2
- But since you're so proud of your home country, I think we'll also try Dutch.†
p. 461.9
- Sticky, how do you spell 'control' in Dutch?†
p. 462.1in dutch = of the Netherlands or its people
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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(2)
(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).