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-	The '''Dutch people''' are an [[ethnic group]] native to the [[Netherlands]]. They share a common culture and speak the [[Dutch language]]. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in [[Suriname]], [[Dutch Chilean|Chile]], [[Brazil]], [[Canada]], [[Australia]], [[South Africa]], [[New Zealand]], and the [[United States]].	+	# A [[country]] in [[South America]]. Official name: Republic of Suriname.
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-	The traditional art and culture of the Dutch encompasses various forms of [[traditional music]], [[dance]]s, [[architectural style]]s and clothing, some of which are globally recognizable. Internationally, Dutch painters such as [[Rembrandt]], [[Vermeer]] and [[Van Gogh]] are held in high regard. The dominant religion of the Dutch is [[Christianity]] (both [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] and [[Reformed Churches|Protestant]]), although in modern times the majority is no longer (openly) religious. Significant percentages of the Dutch are adherents of [[humanism]], [[agnosticism]], [[atheism]] or [[individualism|individual spirituality]].	+
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-	In the Middle Ages the [[Low Countries]] were situated around the border of [[France]] and the [[Holy Roman Empire]], forming a part of their respective peripheries, and the various territories of which they consisted had ''de facto'' become virtually autonomous by the 13th century. Under the [[Habsburgs]], the Netherlands were organised into a single administrative unit, and in the 16th and 17th centuries the Northern Netherlands gained independence from [[Spain]] as the [[Dutch Republic]]. The high degree of urbanization characteristic of Dutch society was attained at a relatively early date. During the Republic the first series of large scale Dutch migrations outside of [[Europe]] took place.	+
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-	==See also==	+
-	*[[Demographics of the Netherlands]]	+
-	*[[Dutch Brazil]]	+
-	*[[Dutch Chilean]]	+
-	*[[Dutch Surinamese]]	+
-	*[[Dutch culture]]	+
-	*[[Dutch customs and etiquette]]	+
-	*[[Dutch diaspora]]	+
-	*[[List of Dutch people]]	+
-	*[[List of Germanic peoples]]	+
-	*[[Netherlands (terminology)]]	+
-	*[[New Netherlands]] now called [[New York]].	+
-	*[[Pennsylvania Dutch]]	+
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1. A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Suriname.