Netherlands

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: netherlands

English

[edit]
English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Alternative forms

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From nether (lower) +‎ lands, the country being very low-lying, with a great part below sea level. Either a calque or a parallel formation to Dutch Nederland.

Pronunciation

[edit]

Proper noun

[edit]

the Netherlands (usually uncountable, plural the Netherlands)

  1. The main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium. Capital and largest city: Amsterdam.
  2. A country in Western Europe, consisting of four constituent countries: the Netherlands per se, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten.

Synonyms

[edit]

Derived terms

[edit]

Translations

[edit]

Adjective

[edit]

Netherlands (not comparable)

  1. Of, from or relating to the Netherlands.

Synonyms

[edit]

Translations

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

Netherlands pl (plural only)

  1. (slang) Alternative letter-case form of netherlands.

See also

[edit]

Further reading

[edit]