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Meaning of DUTCHMAN

Pronunciation:  'duchmun

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 Definition: [n]  a native or inhabitant of Holland
 
 Synonyms: Hollander, Netherlander
 
 See Also: European, Holland, Kingdom of The Netherlands, Netherlands, The Netherlands

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Dutch"man\, n.; pl. {Dutchmen}.
A native, or one of the people, of Holland.

{Dutchman's breeches} (Bot.), a perennial American herb
   ({Dicentra cucullaria}), with peculiar double-spurred
   flowers. See Illust. of {Dicentra}.

{Dutchman's laudanum} (Bot.), a West Indian passion flower
   ({Passiflora Murucuja}); also, its fruit.

{Dutchman's pipe} (Bot.), an American twining shrub
   ({Aristolochia Sipho}). Its flowers have their calyx tubes
   curved like a tobacco pipe.

 

 

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