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Jersey Dutch

Jersey Dutch proper noun: a lect or set of dialects, derived from Dutch, spoken in New Jersey from the late 17th century until the early 20th century, various dialects of which were more creolized (with English and Lenape) than others.

Proper noun

Jersey Dutch

  1. A lect or set of dialects, derived from Dutch, spoken in New Jersey from the late 17th century until the early 20th century, various dialects of which were more creolized (with English and Lenape) than others.

Questions about Jersey Dutch

What does Jersey Dutch mean?
Jersey Dutch means a lect or set of dialects, derived from Dutch, spoken in New Jersey from the late 17th century until the early 20th century, various dialects of which were more creolized (with English and Lenape) than others.
What part of speech is Jersey Dutch?
Jersey Dutch is a proper noun.

Words near Jersey Dutch in the dictionary

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  2. Jersey County
  3. Jersey cream
  4. Jersey creams
  5. Jersey Devil
  6. Jersey Dutch
  7. Jersey elm
  8. Jersey elms
  9. Jersey Giant
  10. Jersey girl
  11. Jersey girls

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