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All borrowed from 912 derived from 334 calque of 62 learned borrowing from 2 semantic loan from 1 Vonk A surname from Dutch. Veendam A city and municipality of Groningen, Netherlands. Giesen A surname. VVD People's Party for Freedom and Democracy Bruggeman A surname. Rijswijk A town and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands. Danser A surname from Dutch. stelling A site or position (especially at shoreline or with reference to (former) Dutch colonies) Blitzen The eighth and last reindeer of Santa Claus. commandeer To seize for military use. tricker One who tricks or plays tricks; a practical joker; a prankster Reep A surname. Ruiter A surname from Dutch. Belux A geographic region grouping Belgium and Luxembourg, often used in business. Flevoland A province of the Netherlands. evere A municipality of Brussels, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium. Alken A municipality of Limburg, Flanders, Belgium. wery A surname from Dutch. Oosterhout A city and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands. Bemelmans A surname from Dutch. Sluis A city and municipality of Zeeland, Netherlands. Steenbergen A surname from Dutch. Muizenberg A former coastal town in the Western Cape, South Africa; now a neighbourhood of Cape Town. laager A defensive encampment encircled by wagons, especially by South African Boers. Schryver A surname from Dutch. waterland Synonym of wetland. Geurts A surname from Dutch. Vlissingen A city and municipality of Zeeland, Netherlands. Kerkrade A municipality of Limburg, Netherlands. Geerts A surname from Dutch. Verstappen A surname from Dutch. Boeke A surname from Dutch. Weert A municipality of Limburg, Netherlands. faas A surname. Bergsma A surname from Dutch. Lefferts A surname from Dutch. Almelo A city and municipality of Overijssel, Netherlands. Reinders A surname from Dutch. patroon One of the landowning Dutch grandees of the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam, especially after it became a British possession renamed as New York. Hardenberg A municipality of Limburg, Netherlands. Clason A surname from Dutch. Asten A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands. Kattegat A body of water between Jutland and the Swedish mainland. Freeling A surname from Dutch. Heusden A city and municipality of Limburg, Netherlands. Verstraete A surname from Dutch. fyke A type of fish-trap consisting of tubular nets that are supported by hoops. Moerman A surname from Dutch. Waalwijk A city and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands. Willemsen A surname from Dutch. Raalte A village and municipality of Overijssel, Netherlands. Nieuwegein A town and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands. Hobert A surname. Nienhuis A surname from Dutch. Joosten A surname from Dutch. melick A surname from Dutch. Doornbos A surname from Dutch. Nolf A surname. Schutter A surname. daalder A historic unit of currency of the Netherlands, equivalent to one-and-a-half guilders. Schagen A municipality of the region of West Friesland, North Holland, Netherlands. Heemskerk A village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands. Aarschot A city in Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium. boodle Money, especially when acquired or spent illegally or improperly; swag. dook To make a certain clucking sound. Verbeke A surname from Dutch. Roermond A city and municipality of Limburg, Netherlands. Hoppes A surname from Dutch. kriek A Belgian beer made by fermenting lambic with sour morello cherries. Aalsmeer A village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands. Slagter A surname from Dutch. Kralendijk The capital city of Bonaire, Netherlands Veenendaal A town and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands. prad A horse. Zwijndrecht A municipality of South Holland, Netherlands. Schaut A surname from Dutch. Lakeman A surname. Koppen A surname. Brugman A surname. Ommen A city and municipality of Overijssel, Netherlands. pennings A surname from Dutch. Declercq A surname from Dutch. aardwolf A nocturnal, insectivorous mammal (Proteles cristatus), having yellowish fur with vertical black stripes, and a long mane down the midline of the neck and back; it is related to and resembles the hyena, and is native to eastern and southern Africa. Kloosterman A surname from Dutch. Matthys A surname from Dutch. kopje A small hill or mound, especially on the African veld. Enkhuizen A city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands. Achterberg A surname from Dutch. Vanderveer A surname from Dutch. Terschelling An island and municipality of Friesland, Netherlands. Kuiken A surname from Dutch. Duyn A surname from Dutch. Vandehei A surname from Dutch. Kieft A surname from Dutch. Someren A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands. Europoort An area in the port of Rotterdam, Netherlands, including a large petrochemical industrial area. Westerbeke A surname from Dutch. Limburger A native or inhabitant of Limburg. timmers A surname from Dutch. Rozema A surname.