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Fascinating Facts
1. Dutch is spoken by the 15 million inhabitants of the Netherlands, and is also the official language of Surinam in South America, and of the Netherlands Antilles in the Caribbean Sea.
2. The name Dutch comes from the word Dietsc, or Duutsc, as the language was called in the Middle Ages. It meant "language of the people."
3. Dutch, is one of the Germanic languages, and thus part of the Indo-European family. It is related to Frisian, German and English.
4. In the late 1930s, Dutch was made the official language of the northern part of Belgium.
5. Dutch is spoken by roughly 24 million people across the globe.
1. Dutch is spoken by the 15 million inhabitants of the Netherlands, and is also the official language of Surinam in South America, and of the Netherlands Antilles in the Caribbean Sea.
2. The name Dutch comes from the word Dietsc, or Duutsc, as the language was called in the Middle Ages. It meant "language of the people."
3. Dutch, is one of the Germanic languages, and thus part of the Indo-European family. It is related to Frisian, German and English.
4. In the late 1930s, Dutch was made the official language of the northern part of Belgium.
5. Dutch is spoken by roughly 24 million people across the globe.
- Find out more about Utrecht in the Netherlands thanks to our student Mole Diaries!
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Kirsty McCarroll is studying Law at The University of Cambridge. Here she gives us an insider's guide to Utrecht in The Netherlands where she spent her year abroad; find out about accommodation, getting around town, sightseeing and museums, food, drink, shopping, the nightlife and the bureaucracy...Published in Dutch-speaking
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