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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: List of Dutch people
The Dutch and the Flemish people share the same language as well as the same "blood" as both peoples are of almost entirely Frankish heritage, as is their language, Dutch which is the only modern successor of the Old Frankish language the language of the ancient Franks.
Dutch people in the far eastern part of the Netherlands still have a strong cultural connection with people living in the adjoining German regions: the Bundesland of Lower Saxony and the Frankish Rhineland and vice versa.
Dutch is spoken by practically all inhabitants of the Netherlands and Flanders, the northern half of Belgium.
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 List famous dutch people
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 Dutch
Dutch is a West Germanic language spoken by some 21 million people mostly in the Netherlands (Holland) and the northern half of Belgium (Flanders, including Belgium's capital Brussels).
Dutch is spoken by practically all inhabitants of the Netherlands and parts of Belgium, as well as in the northernmost part of France where it is called Vlaams (Flemish).
Dutch is considered to be a Category I language in terms of difficulty for speakers of English.
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 Dutch people - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Dutch republic was ended by the Batavian revolution, a civil war with supporters of the Dutch stadholder on one side and the supporters of an anti-nobility revolution fashioned after the French revolution on the other side.
The Dutch may acknowledge that they are the cleanest people on earth, are thrifty, have an excellent feel for business, are good at foreign languages and have an unequalled ability to coexist with others.
Despite the most popular "Dutch" symbols around the world being wooden shoes, tulips, cheese and windmills, they are generally not thought of as thé national symbols of the Netherlands but how foreign countries and cultures view the Netherlands and the Dutch people.
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 People of Holland
At primary school children used to learn: people above the great rivers that split the country in two are mostly Protestant; the southern part is dominantly Catholic.
The Dutch do appreciate foreign attempts to speak their language, but proud as they are on their alleged linguistic skills, they usually switch to some sort of English, French or German quite fast.
See also: List of museums in The Netherlands, Sport in the Netherlands, Music of the Netherlands, List of Dutch people, Public holidays in the Netherlands.
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 Top Ten Myths About Evolution
People commonly but incorrectly talk as if theories and hypotheses are the same thing.
Not error, which implies honest ignorance, but lie, because the people who make this claim are generally fully aware of the fossil record and simply choose to misrepresent it.
Archaeopteryx, the earliest known fossil bird for a long time (some recent finds may be earlier) has a thoroughly reptilian skeleton with a bony tail, teeth, and four paws with jointed fingers (not merely the horny skin growths at the middle joint that a few modern birds have).
www.uwgb.edu /dutchs/PSEUDOSC/Top10MythsEvol.HTM   (0 words)

  
 pronunciationguide.org: Dutch and Flemish
Most people know little or nothing about the Dutch language except that it's similar to German, thus there's is a common tendency to use German pronunciation rules for Dutch names.
Dutch uses the umlaut on the letter y, but it has a very different meaning and origin from the German umlaut: Dutch ÿ is originally a contraction of ij.
The audio files demonstrate EXACT Dutch pronunciation, which is not appropriate for English language radio (see the antiperfection manifesto).
www.math.nyu.edu /~wendlc/pronunciation/Dutch.html   (0 words)

  
 Germanic Studies
Dutch is spoken by approximately 20,000,000 people in Western Europe alone and by people in Surinam, and the Dutch Antilles.
Dutch is the language spoken in the northern part of Belgium, where Brussels, the capital of the European Union, is situated; it is also the language of The Hague, home of the International Court of Justice.
Students at Indiana learn Dutch to achieve a wide range of goals, for example, exploration or cultivation of family heritage, enhancement of qualifications for international business, direct access to a prominent cultural tradition, and skill acquisition for research in academic fields such as European history and art history.
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 All Things Dutch Gallery
Along with tulips, windmills and Delft china, the Dutch are renowned for their sweets, particularly their chocolate, licorice and a unique cookie called stroopwafels.
But you don't need to be Dutch to explore and appreciate the special chocolates, licorice and cookies, as well as the holiday traditions surrounding them.
In the history of chocolate making, the Dutch are known for several breakthroughs by a chemist Conrad J. van Houten that laid the basis for solid candy.
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 Religion of History's 100 Most Influential People
To a point the creation of such a list is as you point out subjective, and subject to the bias of the individual or group that prepare it.
His list is supposed to be about the most influential people, but he put Muhammad first because he was both a religious and military leader.
My choice of Muhammad to lead the list of the world's most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular levels...
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 Behind the Name: Dutch Names   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Before the 19th century many Dutch people had a patronym instead of a family name.
Among some Dutch it was customary to name the first son after the father's father and the first daughter after the mother's mother.
The word name in Dutch is naam (plural namen), while given name is voornaam.
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 Canton Public Library - Special Collections
Others claim that Dutch thought is shaped by the fact that so much of the country has been reclaimed from the sea, and the possibility that one day the sea might decide to take it back.
Dutch (1994): With two cassettes and a phrasebook, this is a basic introduction to the language.
List of Dutch People: Includes brief biographies of people in many categories: Military, art, politics and science.
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 Asperger/Autism: Independent Living Mailing List
The communication medium is e-mail; essentially, the group is a set of mailing lists divided by topic.
The group is open to people on the autistic spectrum (either officially or self-diagnosed).
The group is also open to family and friends of autistic people, provided that they are interested in us as persons and friends, rather than research subjects or solely sources of information.
www.inlv.demon.nl   (372 words)

  
 People
She presented a Paper on the impact of Hinduism and Buddhism on Indonesia to an informed audience at the Dutch Cultural Centre in Jakarta.
She contributed generously her time, advice and effort for the Chinmaya Mission in Toronto, and is currently doing the same in the Mission's centre in Nairobi.
She believes that the work to be done by SHEN will benefit people of all ages.
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 DUTCH - The DJ List
Dutch has had a passion for dance music since the early days of Hardcore in Scotland.
Dutch's various styles of playing genres have ensured that she has been able to enrapture any crowd when playing.
Soon to hosting her own web site which will have various mixes for you all to enjoy, be guaranteed you will soon be seeing a lot more of this DJ in Scotland.
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 List of Dutch people - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cornelis de Houtman, (1565—1599), brother to Frederick, established Dutch trading route to the Spice Islands
Pieter Oud, (1886-1966) leader and founder of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
List of people from the Dutch Golden Age
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Dutch_people   (752 words)

  
 Cover story -- Theological Disputes: The List
Editor's note: Following is a list of Catholic theologians and others disciplined by the Vatican during the papacy of John Paul II.
Though not an exhaustive list, it is a substantial representation of the range of people subject to papal discipline during the past 26 years.
The list was compiled by Tara Harris, assistant to the editor.
natcath.org /NCR_Online/archives2/2005a/022505/022505h.php   (0 words)

  
 People in the News: Osbournes top fantasy guest list   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The rocker and his TV star wife actually topped the desired Christmas celeb guest list in a poll of shoppers in Birmingham, England, reports Britain's Sun tab.
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 People's Daily Online -- Exxon Mobil tops Fortune list of Global 500   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Fortune ranking is based on revenues, and five of the top 10 companies on the list came from the oil industry due to the skyrocketing energy prices.
Rounding out the top 10 on the list were Royal Dutch Shell; BP; General Motors; Chevron Corp; Daimler Chrysler; Toyota Motor Co.; Ford Co and ConocoPhillips.
In terms of profitability among the 500 firms, Exxon Mobil was at the top, followed by Royal Dutch Shell (25.3 billion dollars); Citigroup (24.6 billion dollars); BP (22.3 billion dollars); Bank of America (16.5 billion); General Electric (16.4 billion) and HSBC Holdings (15.9 billion).
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 SmartPhrase.com > Dutch
Select from the list on the left to see hundreds of useful Dutch phrases in 12 categories.
Each section is linked to lists of related Dutch words with their translations.
If you are proficient in Dutch, or another of our selected languages, you might like to become a section editor.
www.smartphrase.com /Dutch/dutch.shtml   (0 words)

  
 Dutch culture
Communists are 1) students in the sixties who wanted to change the world; 2) some old farmers in the north of your country who still vote for the minuscule communist party; 3) tough guys who did their patriotic duty against the Germans during the occupation.
With most people you know, you use the informal je form; the honorific u is used in more formal situations, like speaking to older people or to businesspeople from another company.
The war is not forgotten, and most people have elderly family members who were killed, deported or otherwise mistreated by the Nazis.
www.zompist.com /dutchcult.html   (0 words)

  
 A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust-Rescuers
They were ordinary people who became extraordinary people because they acted in accordance with their own belief systems while living in an immoral society.
Marion P. is a Dutch rescuer who hid a number of Dutch Jews.
Tina Strobos was an active member of the Dutch underground who helped many Jews obtain food, shelter, and false documents during the Nazi occupation of Holland.
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 Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
How to Submit a New Link to Cyndi's List
How to Report a Broken Link Found on Cyndi's List
How to Update an Existing Link on Cyndi's List
www.cyndislist.com   (433 words)

  
 Elijah List - Dutch Sheets - Featured Prophetic People
Dutch Sheets is the Senior Pastor of Springs Harvest Fellowship in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he has pastored for twelve years.
He has served on the faculty of Christ for the Nations Institute, now serves as an instructor for Christian Life School of Theology and is a guest lecturer for Wagner Leadership Institute.
Klicken Sie hier, um die Elijah Liste in deutsch zu abonnieren.
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 Dutch billionaire van Vlissingen dies - Boston.com
Van Vlissingen was fourth on Quote magazine's list of wealthiest Dutch people, with an estimated 2.1 billion euro (US$2.7 billion).
He established the African Parks Conservation Foundation, a nonprofit organization designed to manage parks like businesses, using proceeds to protect wildlife areas from poaching and human encroachment.
African Parks has won endorsements from Mandela and some conservationists, but it has been criticized for evicting native people from lands where the foundation was awarded concessions.
www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2006/08/22/dutch_billionaire_van_vlissingen_dies   (0 words)

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