The Netherlands

/ðə ˈneðələndz/ noun

Definition

› a country in Europe

Dutch

/dʌtʃ/ adjective › coming from or relating to The Netherlands Dutchman, Dutchwoman

/dʌtʃmən/, /ˈdʌtʃˌwʊmən/ noun [C] (plural Dutchmen, Dutchwomen) › someone from The Netherlands

(Definition of The Netherlands noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

false, not real or not legal

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