Dutchland

Meaning

1. Pennsylvania Dutchland
2. (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.
3. (obsolete) Germany.
4. (dated, humorous, often, rare) Holland; The Netherlands (the region inhabited by the Dutch).

Synonyms

Holland

Netherlands

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Haarlem

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Low Countries

Delftware

Translations

Holanda

Països Baixos

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Regne dels Països Baixos

Holland

Königreich der Niederlande

Niederlande

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Niederland

Hollande

Κάτω Χώρες

Ολλανδία

Ὁλλανδία

Hollande

Pays-Bas

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Royaume des Pays-Bas

هولندا

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: Duchelond

Cognate with Western Frisian: Dútslân

Cognate with Dutch: Duitsland

Cognate with German: Deutschland

Cognate with Swedish: Tyskland

Cognate with Icelandic: Þýskaland

In summary

From Middle English Duchelond (“Germany”), from Middle Dutch duutsche land or from late Middle High German diutschland, both equivalent to Dutch + -land. Cognate with West Frisian Dútslân (“Germany”), Dutch Duitsland (“Germany”), German Deutschland (“Germany”), Swedish Tyskland (“Germany”), Icelandic Þýskaland (“Germany”).