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Dutchwoman

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Dutch·wom·an  (dchwmn)
n.
1. A woman who is a native or inhabitant of the Netherlands.
2. A woman of Dutch ancestry.
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French Dutchwoman [ˈdʌtʃwumən] irreg Dutch n → Hollandaise f
German Dutchwoman [ˈdʌtʃwumən] Dutch irreg like woman) n → Holländerin f, Niederländerin f
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Two were widows, and one, a Dutchwoman, was a spinster of masculine appearance; they paid the smallest possible sum for their pension, and gave a good deal of trouble, but they were permanent and therefore had to be put up with.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
She was a Dutchwoman, enormously fat--when she walked she rolled like a small boat on the ocean, and the dishes in the cupboard jostled each other.
The Jungle by Sinclair, Upton View in context
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