Theca. various types of sheath in animals and plants: (1) A cell wall in certain amoebae (thecamoebae). (2) A chitinoid membrane in hydroid polyps; hence the division into the suborders Thecaphora and Athecata. (3) The connective tissue surrounding ovarian follicles in vertebrates (theca folliculi). (4) A tooth socket in the jawbone of mammals and crocodiles. (5) A capsule for spores in mosses.
LOCATION AND SIZE. Once known as Holland, the Netherlands is located in Western Europe. It borders Belgium to the south, Germany to the east and north, and the North Sea along its western coast. The country has a total area of 41,526 square kilometers (16,485 square miles).
The Dutch are a people from the Netherlands, which is located in Europe as you can see: If we zoom in on Europe we can see that homeland of the Dutch is located on the North Sea and West of Germany:The capital of the Netherlands is Amsterdam, which is located in the Northwest of the Netherlands:There are approximately 16 million Dutch people on Earth today, assuming you only count people of full Dutch origin. If you include people that are partly Dutch, that number is closer to 25 million people.he Dutch people have their own language, eloquently named Dutch. It is somewhat similar to German, in the sense that Spanish and English are closely related. The Dutch people have a Christian tendency-with Catholic and Protestant being the two main sects.