Dutch-American
From Holland, naturalized
Dutch-American describes people or things relating to Americans of Dutch ancestry, or to connections between the Netherlands and the United States.
A Dutch-American might be an immigrant from the Netherlands or a descendant of one: Dutch-American communities in Michigan trace their roots to 19th-century settlers.
The term also applies to cultural, business, or diplomatic relations between the two nations.
Family line of descent
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- immigrantOne who resettles abroad
- descendantsThose who come after
- lineageDescent from progenitors
colonial · New Netherland · Ellis Island · assimilation · hyphenated · ethnic · roots · forebears
Event showcasing massed bulb flowers
- windmillRotating structure harnessing air
- wooden shoesFootwear carved from lumber
- SinterklaasDutch winter gift-giver
- stroopwafelDutch syrup-filled waffle cookie
kermis · folk traditions · heritage days · costume · dialect · customs · celebrations · orange
Dutch colonial settlement on Manhattan
- ManhattanNYC's densest borough
- Hudson ValleyNew York river region
- patroonColonial Dutch landowner
- New NetherlandDutch American colonial territory
settler · trading post · Harlem · Brooklyn · Bronx · Flatbush · colonial architecture · land grants
Famous presidential surname
- VanderbiltAmerican industrial dynasty
- Van BurenEighth American president
- RockefellerIndustrial dynasty surname
- AstorHistoric American tycoon surname
influential families · politicians · industrialists · presidents · tycoons · dynasty · prominent · legacy
ancestry
Family line of descent
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- immigrantOne who resettles abroad
- descendantsThose who come after
lineage · colonial · New Netherland · Ellis Island · assimilation · hyphenated · ethnic · roots · forebears · migration
tulip festival
Event showcasing massed bulb flowers
- windmillRotating structure harnessing air
- wooden shoesFootwear carved from lumber
- SinterklaasDutch winter gift-giver
stroopwafel · kermis · folk traditions · heritage days · costume · dialect · customs · celebrations · orange · foodways
New Amsterdam
Dutch colonial settlement on Manhattan
- ManhattanNYC's densest borough
- Hudson ValleyNew York river region
- patroonColonial Dutch landowner
New Netherland · settler · trading post · Harlem · Brooklyn · Bronx · Flatbush · colonial architecture · land grants · fur trade
Roosevelt
Famous presidential surname
- VanderbiltAmerican industrial dynasty
- Van BurenEighth American president
- RockefellerIndustrial dynasty surname
Astor · influential families · politicians · industrialists · presidents · tycoons · dynasty · prominent · legacy · philanthropy
place names
Geographic designations
coleslaw · boss · stoop · cruller · waffle · snoop · spook · Yankee · etymology · vocabulary
- Hyphenated IdentitiesFrench-Canadian, Anglo-Canadian, Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Brazilian, Indo-Caribbean
Dutch-AmericanBritish-American
Of both kingdoms and states
German-American · Irish-American · Italian-American · Polish-American · Spanish-American
Dutch, American, America, Dutchman, Dutchmen, Dutchwoman, Americans, Americanize, Americanization