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+ | The '''Netherlands''' was a [[country]] on [[Earth]] located on the [[continent]] of [[Europe]]. The people of the Netherlands were known as the [[Dutch]]. The Netherlands flag was three horizontal bands of red, white, and blue. ({{ENT|First Flight}}) Its neighbor countries at times have been [[Germany]], [[Belgium]], [[France]] and across the channel [[Old Britain]]. |
| − | :''Strictly speaking, this was only the European part of the nation-state known as ''"The Kingdom of the Netherlands." '' The Kingdom included overseas possessions as well.'' |
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| + | Important people from the Netherlands were [[17th century]] [[philosopher]] [[Benedict de Spinoza]] who wrote ''[[The Ethics]]'', ({{TOS|Where No Man Has Gone Before}}) and [[19th century]] [[painter]] [[Vincent van Gogh]], ({{TNG|The Most Toys}}; {{DS9|Second Sight}}) and painter Johannes Vermeer who made paintings like [[The Concert]]. ({{VOY|The Killing Game}}) |
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| − | In [[2024]], [[Chris Brynner]] suspected [[Jadzia Dax]]' name to be Dutch. ({{DS9|Past Tense, Part I}}) |
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| − | :''"Dutch" refers to the people and the language of the Netherlands.'' |
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| + | A large area of the Netherlands was flooded in April 2063. ({{film|8}}) |
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| + | {{bginfo|This can be seen when the Enterprise flies over the Netherlands.}} |
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| − | :''It is interesting to note that the countries that fell due to invasion by the Nazis in the alternate timeline were in the reverse order that they fell in the standard timeline.'' |
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| + | In [[2143]], the [[Ariane 1]] [[assignment patch]], which was on display in the [[602 Club]], bore the flag of [[European Space Agency|ESA]] member Netherlands. ({{ENT|First Flight}}) |
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| − | ==Dutch people== |
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| − | * [[Benedict de Spinoza]] |
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| ⚫ | ''In the [[alternate timeline]] created by [[Vosk]] and the [[Na'kuhl]], [[Vladimir Lenin]] had been assassinated in [[1916]] and [[Russia]] had never become [[communism|communist]]. [[Adolf Hitler]] therefore "quickly took [[England]]", being able to keep his focus on the West after the successful occupation of [[France]], [[Belgium]] and the Netherlands.'' ({{ENT|Storm Front, Part II}}) |
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| − | ==Background== |
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| − | ;Dutch actors in [[Star Trek]]: |
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| − | *[[Famke Janssen]] ([[Kamala]] in [[TNG]]: "[[The Perfect Mate]]") |
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| − | *[[Carel Struycken]] ([[Homn]] in [[TNG]] / [[The Spectre]] in [[VOY]]: "[[The Thaw]]") |
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| + | {{bginfo|In the non-canon [[Star Trek Fact Files]], Netherlands was a member of the [[International Space Agency]] in the early 21st century.|The Netherlands were a significant player in Earth's {{w|Age of Exploration}}, a fact reflected in the ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' opening credits which had a [[Dutch language]] maps which showed several islands by their original names as given by explorer {{w|Jacob Roggeveen}}, and another map in which [[Australia]] is called "Nova {{w|Holland|Hollandia}}".}} |
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| + | == Also see== |
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| + | *[[Dutch]] |
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| + | *[[Dutch language]] |
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Revision as of 22:17, 14 February 2015
The Netherlands was a country on Earth located on the continent of Europe. The people of the Netherlands were known as the Dutch. The Netherlands flag was three horizontal bands of red, white, and blue. (ENT: "First Flight") Its neighbor countries at times have been Germany, Belgium, France and across the channel Old Britain.
Important people from the Netherlands were 17th century philosopher Benedict de Spinoza who wrote The Ethics, (TOS: "Where No Man Has Gone Before") and 19th century painter Vincent van Gogh, (TNG: "The Most Toys"; DS9: "Second Sight") and painter Johannes Vermeer who made paintings like The Concert. (VOY: "The Killing Game")
A large area of the Netherlands was flooded in April 2063. (Star Trek: First Contact)
In 2143, the Ariane 1 assignment patch, which was on display in the 602 Club, bore the flag of ESA member Netherlands. (ENT: "First Flight")
In the alternate timeline created by Vosk and the Na'kuhl, Vladimir Lenin had been assassinated in 1916 and Russia had never become communist. Adolf Hitler therefore "quickly took England", being able to keep his focus on the West after the successful occupation of France, Belgium and the Netherlands. (ENT: "Storm Front, Part II")