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::::Does there exist an American English adjective for ''belonging to the Netherlands'' other than ''Dutch''? The dictionary of the ''Encyclopedia Britannica'' states that ''Dutch'' may refer to a person of the Netherlands, the language, or something of the Netherlands. As this word is in use [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=dutch&searchmode=none since 1600] to describe the inhabitants of the Netherlands, I think the Americans ''should'' understand it. --[[User:BRichtigen|BRichtigen]] 07:08, 16 November 2008 (EST)
 
::::Does there exist an American English adjective for ''belonging to the Netherlands'' other than ''Dutch''? The dictionary of the ''Encyclopedia Britannica'' states that ''Dutch'' may refer to a person of the Netherlands, the language, or something of the Netherlands. As this word is in use [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=dutch&searchmode=none since 1600] to describe the inhabitants of the Netherlands, I think the Americans ''should'' understand it. --[[User:BRichtigen|BRichtigen]] 07:08, 16 November 2008 (EST)
 
:::::Dutch is correct. To refer to 'the Netherlands city of Maastricht' would not, I suppose, be incorrect, but sounds odd. [[User:Bugler|Bugler]] 07:12, 16 November 2008 (EST)
 
:::::Dutch is correct. To refer to 'the Netherlands city of Maastricht' would not, I suppose, be incorrect, but sounds odd. [[User:Bugler|Bugler]] 07:12, 16 November 2008 (EST)
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:::::: ''Dutch'' is to "Netherlands" as ''British'' is to "United Kingdom". [[User:AlanE|AlanE]] 14:22, 16 November 2008 (EST)
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