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“Netherlands” is not an adjective, the proper adjective is “Dutch”
by vincentmarle 5y ago
“Netherlands” is not an adjective, the proper adjective is “Dutch”
- Tijdreiziger 5y agoThis can go both ways. Strictly speaking, Dutch can be taken to refer only to the people and language, with Netherlands referring to the country. Hence 'Royal Netherlands Air Force' (Koninklijke Luchtmacht) and 'Netherlands embassy in London' (Nederlandse ambassade in Londen). In popular speech, however, Dutch is also frequently used to refer to the country, i.e. 'Dutch embassy in London'. In the Dutch language, the two words are the same: Nederlands (referring to the people, language and country).