187 definitions by Jafje
by Jafje September 16, 2007
From the Dutch language;
*In Dutch: Laden (infinitive), (past tense, plural) (be/ge)laden.
*In English: To load (inf.), (past tense)loaded.
In English it's an adjective meaning;
1. Heavily loaded.
2. Oppressed by something: weighed down by a problem or an unpleasant feeling such as doubt or unhappiness.
*In Dutch: Laden (infinitive), (past tense, plural) (be/ge)laden.
*In English: To load (inf.), (past tense)loaded.
In English it's an adjective meaning;
1. Heavily loaded.
2. Oppressed by something: weighed down by a problem or an unpleasant feeling such as doubt or unhappiness.
by Jafje September 1, 2007
A polder is a low-lying tract of land that forms an artificial hydrological entity, enclosed by embankments known as dikes.
The best-known examples are those polders that constitute areas of land reclaimed from a body of water, such as a lake or the sea, and are consequently below the surrounding water level.
This requires drainage by pumps to prevent the water table within the polder from rising too high. Some can be drained by opening sluices at low tide.
Polders are most commonly found, though not exclusively so, in river deltas, former fenlands and coastal areas. The Netherlands is frequently associated with polders: 'God created the world except for the Netherlands. The Dutch took it from the sea’.
The Dutch have a long history of reclamation of marshes and fenland, not only within their country but also abroad. About half of all polderland within northwest Europe is located within the Netherlands. The first embankments in Europe were constructed in Roman times. The first polders were constructed in the 11th century. This also leads to the expression used to describe Dutch decision making - the Polder Model.
The best-known examples are those polders that constitute areas of land reclaimed from a body of water, such as a lake or the sea, and are consequently below the surrounding water level.
This requires drainage by pumps to prevent the water table within the polder from rising too high. Some can be drained by opening sluices at low tide.
Polders are most commonly found, though not exclusively so, in river deltas, former fenlands and coastal areas. The Netherlands is frequently associated with polders: 'God created the world except for the Netherlands. The Dutch took it from the sea’.
The Dutch have a long history of reclamation of marshes and fenland, not only within their country but also abroad. About half of all polderland within northwest Europe is located within the Netherlands. The first embankments in Europe were constructed in Roman times. The first polders were constructed in the 11th century. This also leads to the expression used to describe Dutch decision making - the Polder Model.
The Netherlands is frequently associated with polders: 'God created the world except for the Netherlands. The Dutch took it from the sea’.
by Jafje June 14, 2007
by Jafje April 10, 2007
by Jafje April 10, 2007
1. A position or activity that particularly suits somebody's talents and personality or that somebody can make his or her own.
2. An area of the market specializing in one type of product or service.
3. Place in nature: The role of an organism within its natural environment that determines its relations with other organisms and ensures its survival.
4. A recess in a wall, especially one made to hold a statue.
5. Hollow place: any recess or hollow, e.g. in a rock formation.
2. An area of the market specializing in one type of product or service.
3. Place in nature: The role of an organism within its natural environment that determines its relations with other organisms and ensures its survival.
4. A recess in a wall, especially one made to hold a statue.
5. Hollow place: any recess or hollow, e.g. in a rock formation.
1. She carved out her own niche in the industry.
2. Designed to undercut the competition in the same niche.
2. Designed to undercut the competition in the same niche.
by Jafje April 10, 2007
A follower of the 5th-century Byzantine monk Eutyches, who taught the doctrine that Jesus Christ has only one nature and does not have a human nature.
by Jafje June 28, 2007