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Dutch Colonial

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adjective
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
a house built in such a style.
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Origin of Dutch Colonial

First recorded in 1920–25
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How to use Dutch Colonial in a sentence

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

    Poppy|Cynthia Stockley
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