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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesneerlandés
Pronunciation / Transliteration: neerlandes
"Ella habla neerlandés con fluidez."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Relating to the Netherlands, its people, or their language.
"She is learning to speak fluent Dutch before moving to Amsterdam."
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The Germanic language spoken by most of the population of the Netherlands and Belgium.
"Dutch is closely related to both German and English."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'dutch', from Middle Dutch 'dutsc', meaning 'popular' or 'German/Continental Germanic'. Historically, it was used to refer to Germanic people in general before narrowing specifically to the language and people of the Netherlands.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dutch" is said worldwide
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néerlandais
Transliteration: neerlandais
"Il parle couramment le néerlandais."
Niederländisch
Transliteration: Niederlaendisch
"Er spricht fließend Niederländisch."
olandese
Transliteration: olandese
"Lui parla olandese fluentemente."
neerlandés
Transliteration: neerlandes
"Ella habla neerlandés con fluidez."
holandês
Transliteration: holandes
"Ele aprendeu a falar holandês rapidamente."
डच
Transliteration: dach
Script: डच भाषा
"वह डच भाषा बोलता है।"
荷兰语
Transliteration: hélán yǔ
"他正在学习荷兰语。"
네덜란드어
Transliteration: nedeolrandeueo
"그는 네덜란드어를 유창하게 한다."
オランダ語
Transliteration: orandago
"彼はオランダ語を話します。"
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