Netherlander

Person from Amsterdam

A Netherlander is a person from the Netherlands, the low-lying country in northwestern Europe also called Holland.

The term is more formal than *Dutch*, which serves as both the adjective and the usual noun for the people: The Netherlanders have a long maritime tradition.

identity

Dutch

Of the Netherlands

resident · native · inhabitant · compatriot · countryman · denizen · patriot · naturalized · diaspora · voter

culture

tulips

Bulb-grown ornamental flowers

cheese · Delftware · Sinterklaas · stroopwafel · herring · Heineken · ice skating · gezelligheid · liberalism · tolerance

geography

Amsterdam

Capital of Netherlands

Eindhoven · Leiden · Delft · Frisian · polders · dykes · canals · lowlands · North Sea · Rhine

Oranje

orange

Citrus with segments

lion · flag · monarchy · William of Orange · royal family · Willem-Alexander · Beatrix · jersey · pride

heritage

Rembrandt

Seventeenth-century Dutch painter

  • VermeerBaroque Dutch painter
  • Golden AgeLegendary period of perfection
  • VOCEvaporating chemical compounds

Van Gogh · maritime · traders · colonialism · Indonesia · Suriname · Antilles · New Amsterdam · spice trade · East Indies

expat

emigrant

Person resettling in another nation

overseas · relocation · diaspora · settler · visa · work permit · naturalization · adaptation · integration · Boer

Categories
Opposites
geographic/national rivalry

NetherlanderBelgian

Of or from Brussels's country

Fleming · Walloon · Spaniard · German

colonial history

NetherlanderIndonesian

Southeast Asian islander's identity

Surinamese · South African

nationality/citizenship

Netherlanderforeigner

Non-native person

alien · outsider · immigrant · expatriate

Phrases
Family

Netherlands

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G