Dutchland

English

proper noun
Definitions
  • Pennsylvania Dutchland
  • (dated) The region of Continental Europe populated by speakers of Low, Middle and High West Germanic languages, roughly corresponding to the Netherlands, Flanders, Germany, Austria, and parts of Switzerland.
  • (obsolete) Germany.
  • (dated) Holland; The Netherlands the region inhabited by the Dutch.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Duchelond (Germany) compound from English Dutch (inferior, a poor substitute) + English land (real estate, urine).

Origin

English

land

Gloss

real estate, urine

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

尿

Emoji

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