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Prinsjesdag (English: Prince's Day [1]) is the day on which the reigning monarch of the Netherlands addresses a joint session of the States-General of the Netherlands (consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives) to give the Speech from the Throne ( Dutch: Troonrede ), similar to the annual State of the Union in the United States ...
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Carnival in the Netherlands ( Dutch: Carnaval; also called "vastenavond" – eve of the fasting or Limburgish: "vastelaovend") is a festival held mainly in the Southern and Eastern regions of the Netherlands with an emphasis on role-reversal and the suspension of social norms, as part of celebrations of Carnival.
This is an incomplete list of Dutch expressions used in English; some are relatively common (e.g. cookie), some are comparatively rare.In a survey by Joseph M. Williams in Origins of the English Language it is estimated that about 1% of English words are of Dutch origin.
Additionally, a substantial number of curse words in the Dutch language are references to sexual acts, genitalia, or bodily functions. Religious curse words also make up a considerable part of the Dutch profanity vocabulary. Aside from these categories, the Dutch language has many words that are only used for animals; these words are insulting ...
The General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679, abbreviated GDPR) is a European Union regulation on information privacy in the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA).
A schepen (Dutch, pronounced [ˈsxeːpə(n)] ⓘ; pl. schepenen) or échevin (French, pronounced [eʃ(ə)vɛ̃] ⓘ, ) or Schöffe (German, pronounced ⓘ) is a municipal officer in Belgium and formerly the Netherlands.
Koningsdag ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkoːnɪŋzdɑx] ⓘ) or King's Day is a national holiday in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Celebrated on 27 April (26 April if the 27th is a Sunday), the date marks the birth of King Willem-Alexander. [1] When the Dutch monarch is female, the holiday is known as Koninginnedag ( Dutch pronunciation ...