Word origins

• Capelle aan den IJsselA town and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.
• Caribbean NetherlandsThe three special municipalities of the Netherlands that are located in the Caribbean: Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba.
• CathermanA surname from Dutch.
• Catskill MountainsAn upland area in the north of the state of New York, mainly in Greene County and Ulster County.
• clapmatchA hooded seal.
• clap skatea type of speedskate used in longtrack speedskating, where the skate blade is hinged at the front pillar to the boot, with the heel pillar being free, and kept in place by a spring mechanism.
• clock gablea gable or facade with a decorative bell-shape, characteristic of traditional Dutch architecture
• clockmutchA three-piece cap or bonnet worn by women, with a straight central piece reaching from the neck to the forehead and two side pieces reaching as far down as the chin.
• clompThe sound of feet hitting the ground loudly.
• closhThe game of ninepins.
• CoevordenA city in Drenthe, Netherlands.
• coffee shopA small café or restaurant typically selling light refreshments along with coffee-based drinks.
• commissariscommissioner
• coney islandA Coney Island hot dog.
• controlleurA Dutch official who performs inspections or oversight; an inspector.
• coolshipA large shallow fermentation vessel that allows efficient cooling during the production of beer.
• CoonradtA surname.
• CoursenA surname.
• courtepyA short coat of coarse cloth.
• CranendonckA hamlet and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.
• CregarA surname.
• CronceA surname from Dutch.
• crullerA donut in the form of a twisted ring.
• CrusanA surname from Dutch.
• CruzenA surname from Dutch.
• DaensismThe political ideology of Belgian priest Adolf Daens and his followers.
• DalfsenA municipality of Overijssel, Netherlands.
• Darth VaderA powerful individual or force, particularly one that is seen as malevolent, dominating and threatening.
• Dayak landa region (an afdeling) in southern Central Kalimantan (during the colonial Dutch era); the origin place of Dayaks
• deadcakeA small cake or cookie served at a funeral in Dutch-settled colonial New York, often inscribed with the initials of the deceased.
• DeBackerA surname from Dutch.
• De BiltA municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands.
• DebruhlA surname from Dutch.
• defaitismDefeatism.
• DeforeA surname from Dutch.
• DefreeseA surname from Dutch.
• DegeyterA surname from Dutch.
• de GrootA surname from Dutch.
• De JongA surname from Dutch.
• de JonghA surname from Dutch.
• de KlerkA surname from Dutch or Afrikaans.
• DeMunckA surname from Dutch.
• Den BoschSynonym of 's-Hertogenbosch.
• DenhartogA surname from Dutch.
• Den HelderA municipality and city in North Holland, Netherlands.
• DenikeA surname from Dutch.
• DenruyterA surname from Dutch.
• DePooterA surname.
• De Ronde VenenA municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands.
• DeVossA surname from Dutch.
• de VriesA surname from Dutch.
• DeweerdA surname from Dutch.
• De WittA surname from Dutch.
• De YoungA surname from Dutch.
• Dijk en WaardA municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.
• DinkellandA municipality of Overijssel, Netherlands.
• Disaster YearThe year 1672, in the context of Dutch history, in which the Dutch Republic was invaded by France, and faced the threat of a naval blockade by the English (a plan which was later abandoned after the Battle of Solebay).
• doctorandusA person who has passed a doctoral exam at a university, but has not yet attained a doctorate.
• dodkinA doit; a small coin.
• Dogger BankA large sandbank, and associated fishing ground, in the North Sea between Great Britain and Denmark.
• domineeA minister of the Dutch Reformed Church; a predikant.
• domineerTo rule over or control arbitrarily or arrogantly; to tyrannize.
• donder and blitzenAn expression of exasperation.
• DongeradeelA former municipality of Friesland, Netherlands.
• dornickA coarse sort of damask, originally made at Tournai, Belgium, and used for hangings, carpets, etc.
• DorpianAn inhabitant of Schenectady, New York.
• DowisA surname from Dutch.
• DrechterlandA municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.
• DrentsA dialect of Dutch Low Saxon.
• DrimmelenA village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.
• droilA drudge; a minion or servile worker.
• Droste effectThe effect of a picture appearing within itself recursively, so that the inner picture contains another even smaller picture, and so on.
• dubbeltjeA former Dutch coin, originally of silver, worth one tenth of a guilder.
• duck decoyA structure used to catch wildfowl, consisting of a central pond and radiating water-filled arms.
• DueittA surname from Dutch.
• dwangA horizontal timber (or steel) section used in the construction of a building.
• dwileA cloth for wiping or cleaning.
• dwile flonkingAn obscure and intentionally preposterous sport in which teams take turns to dance while avoiding a "dwile" (beer-soaked cloth) thrown by their opponents.
• DworpA village in Beersel, Flemish Brabant, Belgium.
• DykhouseA surname from Dutch.
• earthwolfSynonym of aardwolf (“Proteles cristatus”).
• Easter IslandAn island in the South Pacific, belonging to Chile and famous for its moai monuments.
• Echt-SusterenA municipality of Limburg, Netherlands.
• Edam-VolendamA municipality in North Holland, Netherlands, that includes the named places.
• EemnesA municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands.
• EemsdeltaA municipality of Groningen, Netherlands.
• EerselA town and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.
• EigersmaA surname from Dutch.
• Eighty Years' WarThe conflict in the Low Countries against Spanish rule, from 1568 to 1648, that gradually turned into a Dutch war of independence.
• Eijsden-MargratenA municipality of Limburg, Netherlands.
• elevenieAn eleven-word poem, successive lines containing one, two, three, four and one words.
• ElpersA surname from Dutch.
• ElseneSynonym of Ixelles
• empolderTo construct polders in order to drain land
• EnthovenA surname from Dutch.
• Etten-LeurA town and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.
• euphroeA long wooden slat, with holes for cords, that holds up an awning.
• EynattenA village in Raeren municipality, Liège province, Belgium; part of the German-speaking Community of Belgium
• feagueTo increase the liveliness of a horse by inserting an irritant, such as a piece of peeled raw ginger or a live eel, in its anus.
• fetticuscorn salad or mâche, Valerianella locusta, a plant whose leaves are used in salads.