WebPeople talk about "chav behaviour" or "chav insults" and that sort of thing. Oh, don't believe the popular etymologies that you read sometimes in the press and on websites. I saw one the other day, people said, "It's an acronym, 'chav', from 'council house and violent'"—well, no, it isn't, that was made up in recent times.

WebGuido van Rossum (Dutch: [ˈɣido vɑn ˈrɔsʏm, -səm]; born 31 January 1956) is a Dutch programmer best known as the creator of the Python programming language, for which he was the "benevolent dictator for life" (BDFL) until he stepped down from the position on 12 July 2018. He remained a member of the Python Steering Council through 2019, and …

Web1842 – The University of Notre Dame (main building pictured) was founded by Edward Sorin of the Congregation of Holy Cross as an all-male institution in the U.S. state of Indiana.; 1852 – A massive earthquake struck the Dutch East Indies, creating a tsunami that washed away villages, ships and residents.; 1983 – Six robbers broke into a Brink's-Mat …

WebDaft is an Old English-derived word for silly, stupid, or mad, depending on context.. Daft may also refer to: . Daft, a 1986 album by Art of Noise; DAFT (treaty), Dutch-American Friendship Treaty, signed in 1956 D.A.F.T.: A Story About Dogs, Androids, Firemen and Tomatoes, a collection of music videos from Daft Punk's first album Homework; Daft, an …

WebThis people lived in territory near the mouth of the Park River at its confluence with the Connecticut River. The Dutch called these waterways the Little River and Great River, respectively. The Dutch indicated their territory on an early 17th-century map with the term Nowass, likely a transliteration of the Algonquian word.

WebThe Sack of Baltimore took place on 20 June 1631, when the village of Baltimore in West Cork, Ireland, was attacked by pirates from the Barbary Coast of North Africa – Dutchmen, Algerians and Ottoman Turks.The attack was the largest by Barbary slave traders on Ireland.. The attack was led by a Dutch captain, Jan Janszoon van Haarlem, also known …

WebThe Netherlands Antilles (Dutch: Nederlandse Antillen, pronounced [ˈneːdərlɑntsə ʔɑnˈtɪlə(n)] (); Papiamento: Antia Hulandes) was a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.The country consisted of several island territories located in the Caribbean Sea.The islands were also informally known as the Dutch Antilles. The country came into …

WebDutch Harbor is a harbor on Amaknak Island in Unalaska, Alaska.It was the location of the Battle of Dutch Harbor in June 1942, and was one of the few sites in the United States to be subjected to aerial bombardment by a foreign power during World War II.It was also one of the few sites, besides the attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, in incorporated U.S. territory …

WebEarly general elections were held in the Netherlands on 12 September 2012 after Prime Minister Mark Rutte handed in his government's resignation to Queen Beatrix on 23 April. The 150 seats of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands were contested using party-list proportional representation.The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy …

WebFlood control is an important issue for the Netherlands, as due to its low elevation, approximately two thirds of its area is vulnerable to flooding, while the country is densely populated.Natural sand dunes and constructed dikes, dams, and floodgates provide defense against storm surges from the sea. River dikes prevent flooding from water flowing into …

WebThe Flemish or Flemings (Dutch: Vlamingen [ˈvlaːmɪŋə(n)] ()) are a Germanic ethnic group native to Flanders, Belgium, who speak Dutch. Flemish people make up the majority of Belgians, at about 60%. "Flemish" was historically a geographical term, as all inhabitants of the medieval County of Flanders in modern-day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands …

WebClassification: People: By occupation: Models / Women by occupation: Female models: By nationality: Dutch Also: Netherlands: People: By occupation: Models / Women by occupation: Female models Subcategories. This category has only the …

WebThe United Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Verenigd Koninkrijk der Nederlanden; French: Royaume uni des Pays-Bas) is the unofficial name given to the Kingdom of the Netherlands as it existed between 1815 and 1839. The United Netherlands was created in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars through the fusion of territories that had belonged …

WebHistorical places. Batavia (region), a land inhabited by the Batavian people during the Roman Empire, today part of the Netherlands Batavia, Dutch East Indies, present-day Jakarta, the former capital of the Dutch East Indies (1619–1949) . Old Batavia, the original downtown area of Jakarta; Jakarta, the modern-day city, capital of Indonesia; Batavian …