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• In an archaic sense, continental West-Germanic language speakers.

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• 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'. Johannes Vermeer Milkmaid 1658-1660 The Dutch Golden Age was a period in Dutch history, roughly spanning the 17th century, in which Dutch trade, science, and art were among the most acclaimed in the world. ... Dutch Masters are a brand of cigar. ... Example of Dutch Colonial Revival, Plainfield, NJ. Dutch Colonial is a style of American domestic architecture, primarily characterized by gambrel roofs having curved eaves on the long sides. ... The term Cape Dutch was used to describe the Dutch, French, German, and other European descended inhabitants of the Western Cape who from the 17th century into the 19th century who remained loyal subjects of European (first Dutch then later British) powers while their pastoralist trekking cousins: the Trekboers were... A typical Cape Dutch styled house in Stellenbosch Cape Dutch architecture is an architectural style found in the Western Cape of South Africa. ... Dutch auction is a type of auction where the auctioneer begins with a high asking price which is lowered until some participant is willing to accept the auctioneers price, or a predetermined reserve price (the sellers minimum acceptable price) is reached. ... The painting Dutch attack on the Medway, June 1667 by Pieter Cornelisz van Soest, painted c. ... Going Dutch is a slang term that means that each person eating at a restaurant or paying admission for entertainment pays for himself or herself, rather than one person paying for everyone. ... The phrase Dutch courage is a slang term for courage gained from intoxication by alcohol. ... The Netherlands are known under various terms both in English and other languages. ...

[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.

Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981 – 1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967 – 1975). ... Edmund Morris is a British biographer, winner of the 1980 Pulitzer Prize. ... The angry face of Dutch Schultz, 1935 Dutch Schultz (August 6, 1902 – October 24, 1935) was a New York City-area gangster of the 1920s and 30s. ...

[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.

Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (German pronunciation (IPA): ) (born on July 30, 1947) is an Austrian-American bodybuilder, actor and an American politician, currently serving as the 38th Governor of California. ... Predator is a science fiction movie directed by John McTiernan and released on June 12, 1987. ... Serialized in Sunday GX Original run 19 April 2002 – ongoing No. ...

[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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