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Dutch Colonial

adjective

  1. of or relating to the domestic architecture of Dutch settlers in New York and New Jersey, often characterized by gambrel roofs having curved eaves over porches on the long sides.


noun

  1. a house built in such a style.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Dutch Colonial1

First recorded in 1920–25

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Example Sentences

The mother was a round-faced, good-natured-looking, half-Dutch colonial, evidently.

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