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niederländisch (adj)  Dutch, (of the) Netherlands

Der Weihnachtsmann mit weißem Bart und rotem Gewand geht auf den niederländischen „Sinterklaas“ zurück.
Santa Claus (Father Christmas) with white beard and red costume goes back to the Dutch “Sinterklaas.”

Related: holländisch Dutch, of Holland; die Niederlande the Netherlands

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