n.
Pronunciation: ' d ə ch
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English Duch, from Middle Dutch duutsch; akin to Old High German diutisc German, Old English th ē od nation, Gothic thiudisko as a gentile, thiuda people, Oscan touto city
Date: 14th century
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 : 2 GERMAN
3 : of or relating to the Pennsylvania Dutch or their language
– Dutch · ly adverb