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Dorus Rijkers saved the lives of over 500 people. Theodorus "Dorus" Rijkers (27 January 1847 – 19 April 1928) was a famous Dutch lifeboat captain and folk hero , most famous for his sea rescues of 487 shipwrecked victims over a total of 38 rescue operations, and at least 25 before joining the lifeboat-service.
There are a number of phrases that refer to Dutch people, or originate from the Netherlands. List ... "Dutch courage, going Dutch, double Dutch: ...
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Dutch people in the video game industry (4 C, 2 P) W. Dutch writers (35 C, 81 P) This page was last edited on 3 April 2023, at 18:27 (UTC). Text is available ...
Dutch people of North American descent (4 C) R. Dutch Romani people (1 C, 4 P) S. Dutch people of South American descent (7 C) This page was last edited on 11 ...
Opa (Swedish band), a pop/folk band formed in 2012; Opa (Uruguayan band), a 1969-1977 US-based jazz fusion group "Opa" (song), by Giorgos Alkaios, representing Greece at Eurovision 2010 "Opa Opa", a 1992 song by Notis Sfakianakis; covered by Antique (1999) and Despina Vandi (2004) Opa Opa, or Mera Me Ti Mera, by Antique, 1999
Opa also appears in Brazil, Portugal, and Cape Verde. A less common variation is "epa". This last variation is common in Argentina, specially when someone, more often a child, slips or falls. In Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela, opa is used to warn someone of an unnoticed danger. Besides being used as an emotional expression, opa (or epa) can also ...
In Dutch, the cultural division between North and South is also referred to by the colloquialism "below/above the great rivers" as the rivers Rhine and Meuse roughly form a natural boundary between the Northern Dutch (those Dutch living North of these rivers), and the Southern Dutch (those living South of them). The division is partially caused ...