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All borrowed from 912 derived from 334 calque of 62 learned borrowing from 2 semantic loan from 1 Staten Island A borough and island in New York City, New York, United States, one of five, situated south-southwest of Manhattan. It is coterminous with Richmond County. States General A representative assembly in the Habsburg Netherlands (until 1581) and subsequently in the Dutch Republic (until 1795), representing the three estates of clergy, nobles and commons. Stede Broec A municipality of North Holland, Netherlands. steelyard A transportable balance with unequal arm lengths. Steenwijkerland A municipality of Overijssel, Netherlands. Stichtse Vecht A municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands. stillage The residue from the manufacture of alcohol from grain; typically used in animal feed still life A work of art depicting an arrangement of inanimate objects. stokehole The aperture through which a furnace is fed or tended. stroopwafel A Dutch waffle made from two thin wafers with syrup in between. succory Chicory (Cichorium intybus). Sundaland A biogeographical region of Southeastern Asia which encompasses the areas of the Asian continental shelf that was exposed during the last ice age Swier A surname from Dutch. tafferel A carved panel. Ter Bush A surname from Dutch. Ter Kamerenbos Synonym of Bois de la Cambre Teylingen A municipality of South Holland, Netherlands. The Hague A conviction and/or punishment for crimes against humanity or war crimes delivered by the International Criminal Court. tit for tat Equivalent retribution; an act of returning exactly what one gets; an eye for an eye. Toebes A surname from Dutch. tompouce A pastry from the Netherlands resembling mille-feuille. Tongeren-Borgloon A municipality of Limburg, Flanders, Belgium. total football A tactic in which the outfield players assume different roles during a game, while keeping an organised structure. trass A whitish, greyish volcanic tufa, formed of decomposed trachytic cinders, sometimes used as a cement. trekschuit A horse-drawn canal boat or riverboat, used to carry goods or passengers in the Netherlands. tronie A kind of painting that depicts an exaggerated or characteristic facial expression. Tubbergen A village and municipality of Overijssel, Netherlands. tussenvoegsel A part of a person’s name (usually of Dutch origin) that comes between the first name and the last name. Twenterand A municipality of Overijssel, Netherlands. Uitgeest A village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands. upsee After the fashion of; a la. Utrechtse Heuvelrug A municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands. Valkenburg aan de Geul A municipality of Limburg, Netherlands. Valkenswaard A town and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands. Vamplew A surname from Dutch. Van Allen A surname from Dutch. Van Amburg A surname from Dutch. Vanbeek A surname from Dutch. van Beuren A surname from Dutch. Van Blarcom A surname from Dutch. Van Cleef A surname from Dutch. Vandall A surname from Dutch. Van Den Berghe A surname from Dutch. Vandenbos A surname from Dutch. Vandenbosch A surname from Dutch. Vandenbrink A surname from Dutch. Vandenheuvel A surname from Dutch. Vanderbeek A surname from Dutch. Vanderberg A surname from Dutch. Vanderheyden A surname from Dutch. Vanderhoff A surname from Dutch. Vanderkolk A surname from Dutch. Vanderkooi A surname from Dutch. Vanderlaan A surname from Dutch. Vanderleest A surname from Dutch. Vanderploeg A surname from Dutch. Vanderpoel A surname from Dutch. Vanderpol A surname from Dutch. Vanderschaaf A surname from Dutch. van der Sloot A surname from Dutch. Vanderstelt A surname from Dutch. Van der Valk A surname from Dutch. Vanderwaal A surname from Dutch. van der Waals A surname from Dutch. Alternative form of Vanderwaals. Vanderwaals A surname from Dutch. van der Waals force The relatively weak attraction between neutral atoms and molecules arising from polarization induced in each particle by the presence of other particles. Vanderweide A surname from Dutch. Vanderzee A surname from Dutch. Vandevander A surname from Dutch. Van Devender A surname from Dutch. Van De Zande A surname from Dutch. Van Dievoet A surname from Dutch. (chiefly found in Belgium) Vandievoet A surname from Dutch. (chiefly found in Belgium) Vanduzer A surname from Dutch. Van Etten A surname. Van Gelder A surname from Dutch. Van Gemert A surname from Dutch. Van Gogh Vincent van Gogh, Dutch draughtsman and painter. van Halen A surname from Dutch. Van Hecke A surname from Dutch. Van Hoesen A surname from Dutch. Vanhouten A surname from Dutch. Van Ingen A habitational surname from Dutch Van Kleeck A surname from Dutch. Van Lanen A surname from Dutch. Vanliew A surname from Dutch. Van Loan A surname from Dutch. Van Maanen A surname from Dutch. Vannice A surname from Dutch. Van Nortwick A surname from Dutch. Vanosdol A surname from Dutch. Vanoss A surname from Dutch. Van Peebles A surname Van Peel A surname from Dutch. Van Putten A surname from Dutch. van Rensburg A surname from Dutch. Van Rossum A surname from Dutch. Van Ryn A surname from Dutch. Van Schaick A surname from Dutch. Van Sciver A surname from Dutch.