Immolation

To kill a person or an animal, e.g. as a ritual sacrifice, or commit suicide as a protest.
Especially by burning, but NOT necessarily.

They performed immolation on a chicken.

by Jafje April 10, 2007

Flemish

Dutch dialect spoken in the Northern part of Belgium.

In Dutch and Flemish: Vlaams (= flemish).
In Dutch and Flemish: Nederlands (= Dutch).

The grammar and spelling of both languages is the same, the only difference is in the pronounciation.

Dutch/Flemish: "Ik spreek Vlaams."
English: "I speak Flemish."

by Jafje May 06, 2007

Netherlands

European country North of belgium, east of the UK and west of Germany. The people there speak Dutch. The Netherlands is also known as Holland, however Holland is just a province. The capital of The Netherlands is Amsterdam.

Non-Dutch people often think that the language Dutch is German. THIS IS NOT TRUE! Dutch is NOT german for german, but Dutch for Dutch.

In Dutch:
"Ik ben Nederlands."
"I'm Dutch."

I'm Dutch, I'm from The Netherlands and I speak Dutch.

by Jafje May 06, 2007

Unfathomable

1. Something impossible to measure.

2. Something impossible to understand because of being very mysterious or complicated.

1. Unfathomable ocean depths.
2. How life was created is unfathomable.

by Jafje September 16, 2007

Antonym

A word that means the opposite of another word.

For example, "hot" is the antonym of "cold."

by Jafje September 12, 2007

Somber

1. Dark and gloomy: Lacking light or brightness and producing a dull, dark, or melancholy atmosphere.

2. Dark in color: Having a color or tone that is dark, dull, or suitable for a serious mood or occasion.

3. Serious and melancholy: Marked by or conveying strict seriousness combined with sadness or a troubled state of mind.

NOTE: Somber is the Canadian and UK spelling of this word. The American version is 'sombre'. The word originated from the Dutch word 'somber', which means about the same.

A somber song, depressing and without variety.

by Jafje March 31, 2007

Libel

1). Defamation: a false and malicious published statement that damages somebody's reputation.

2). Damaging one's reputaion.

1). Libel can include pictures and any other representations that have public or permanent form.

2). The making of false and damaging statements about somebody is libel.

by Jafje September 16, 2007