A nation in South America. It's a former Dutch colony. People still speak a form of Dutch there called papjamento. Suriname was taken over from the British, who got New Amsterdam (now known as New York) in return. Suriname won independance in 1975.
The Dutch that came there established massive sugar-producing slave plantations. The population of Suriname is mainly from The Netherlands, India, Indonesia, and Africa.
The Netherlands is the country the Dutch come from. The other 3 were the main places the Dutch broughy slaves from.
Suriname is located in South America.
The Dutch that came there established massive sugar-producing slave plantations. The population of Suriname is mainly from The Netherlands, India, Indonesia, and Africa.
The Netherlands is the country the Dutch come from. The other 3 were the main places the Dutch broughy slaves from.
Suriname is located in South America.
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Showing or feeling contempt: feeling, expressing, or demonstrating a strong dislike or utter lack of respect for somebody or something.
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1) Dutch is the language spoken in The Netherlands (aka Holland, The Netherlands Antilles, Belgium, Suriname (South America) and South Africa (African is a form of Dutch).
2) To be Dutch. A person from The Netherlands is Dutch.
3) To go Dutch: To split the costs of a purchase between several parties/persons.
4) Cape Dutch, the early European inhabitants of the Western Cape (South Africa) between the 17th and 19th centuries.
5) Cape Dutch architecture, an architectural style found in South Africa.
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*Non-Dutch people often think that "Dutch" is German for German.
Dutch is NOT german for german, but Dutch for Dutch.
In Dutch: "Ik ben Nederlands."
In English: "I am Dutch."
Nederlands (=from The Netherlands -> Nederland (The Netherlands).
2) To be Dutch. A person from The Netherlands is Dutch.
3) To go Dutch: To split the costs of a purchase between several parties/persons.
4) Cape Dutch, the early European inhabitants of the Western Cape (South Africa) between the 17th and 19th centuries.
5) Cape Dutch architecture, an architectural style found in South Africa.
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*Non-Dutch people often think that "Dutch" is German for German.
Dutch is NOT german for german, but Dutch for Dutch.
In Dutch: "Ik ben Nederlands."
In English: "I am Dutch."
Nederlands (=from The Netherlands -> Nederland (The Netherlands).
) I speak Dutch.
2) I am Dutch.
3) To go out on a date and split the bill.
4) "Kaap the goede hoop." -> Cape of good hope. Place where the merchanting ships of the V.O.C (Dutch East Indian Trading Company) had her ships take pitt stops.) = Most Southern point of South Africa.
5) The way villa's were built in South Africa for the Dutch colonies.
Dutch is Dutch for Dutch. --> "Nederlands is Nederlands voor Nederlands."
Dutch is NOT german, just related to it, as well as its related to English.
2) I am Dutch.
3) To go out on a date and split the bill.
4) "Kaap the goede hoop." -> Cape of good hope. Place where the merchanting ships of the V.O.C (Dutch East Indian Trading Company) had her ships take pitt stops.) = Most Southern point of South Africa.
5) The way villa's were built in South Africa for the Dutch colonies.
Dutch is Dutch for Dutch. --> "Nederlands is Nederlands voor Nederlands."
Dutch is NOT german, just related to it, as well as its related to English.
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Usually natural materials, e.g. coal, iron ore, cotton, which have to be turned into finished goods in a factory.
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