noun
Meaning 1
A Dutch woman; a woman from the Netherlands.
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: vrouw
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
A Dutch woman; a woman from the Netherlands.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: vrouw
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A woman of Dutch descent.
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noun
A female Pennsylvania German.
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Usage: US
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noun
A woman from Germany.
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Usage: archaic, dated
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noun
A female white Afrikaner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: South-Africa, derogatory, ethnic, slur
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History
Etymology tree English Dutch Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English woman Middle English -woman English -woman English Dutchwoman From Dutch + -woman.
Across languages
47 source translations are retained for this English entry.