Dutch
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Dutch refers to the Netherlands, the Dutch language, and the Dutch people.
- In an archaic sense, continental West-Germanic language speakers.
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[edit] Related to The Netherlands
- Dutch Golden Age painting, or a reference to the "Dutch Masters", a group of artists during that period
- Dutch colonial, an architectural style found in northern America
- Cape Dutch, the early European inhabitants of the Western Cape (South Africa) between the 17th and 19th centuries
- Cape Dutch architecture, an architectural style found in South Africa
- Dutch auction, an auction system
- As a remnant from the Anglo-Dutch wars, the term "Dutch" is occasionally used in some common phrases based on stereotypes in English:
- Going Dutch, to split the cost of a purchase, usually a meal, evenly between several parties.
- Dutch courage, courage from intoxication.
See Netherlands (terminology) for more information on the confusion about 'Dutch' and the 'Netherlands'.
[edit] People
- A nickname of Ronald Reagan, the 40th United States President
- Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan, a book written in 1999 by Edmund Morris about the life of Ronald Reagan
- Dutch Schultz, a notorious mobster.
[edit] Fictional
- Major Alan "Dutch" Schaefer, a fictional Special Forces operative played by Arnold Schwarzenegger, in the Movie Predator
- Dutch, a protagonist in the manga and anime series Black Lagoon.
[edit] Other
- Pennsylvania Dutch, a name for the German immigrants to Pennsylvania who came prior to 1800, including Plain sects Amish communities, coming from the German word for 'German'; 'Deutsch'.
- The chess opening Dutch Defence
- Dutch process chocolate
- Dutch Gold, a popular beer in the Republic of Ireland
- In film, a Dutch angle is a severely tilted camera angle, commonly used to give a sense of psychological uneasiness or tension.
- Dutch (film), a 1991 comedy/drama film
- Dutch Masters (cigar), often referred to as a "Dutch" in drug culture
- Dutch, hiphop slang that refers to marijuana (as in: "pass that Dutch").
- Dutch, an alias used by electronic music producer Jesse Houk (better known as The Scumfrog)
- Dutching, a method of sharing the risk of losing in gambling
- Dutch book, a method of guaranteeing a profit in gambling
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