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Netherlands en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈnɛðɚləndz/ (General-American)
  • /ˈnɛðələndz/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • nĕthʹər-ləndz (General-American)

Etymology

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.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, plural, plural-only, slang) Alternative letter-case form of netherlands.

Forms

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The Netherlands alternative lexicographic

Netherlands en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • (UK) audio
  • /ˈnɛðɚləndz/ (General-American)
  • /ˈnɛðələndz/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • nĕthʹər-ləndz (General-American)

Etymology

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.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable, usually) The Kingdom of the Netherlands. A country in Western Europe, consisting of four constituent countries: the Netherlands per se, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten.
  2. (uncountable, usually) The main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium. Capital and largest city: Amsterdam.
    • The ECSC, which was made up of six nations (France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg) later evolved into the European Economic Community (EEC) – under which the member states established a common market, and worked to harmonize their policies on everything from agriculture and fisheries to monetary policy. 2012 September 6, Bryony Jones, “Why is unity so important to Europe?”, in CNN, archived from the original on 02 Feb 2016:
  3. (historical, rare, uncountable, usually) the Low Countries, a region of Western Europe located around the low-lying areas in and around the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, including the countries of the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.

Forms

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the Netherlands canonical lexicographic
the Netherlands Number=Plur lexicographic
The Netherlands alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

Nexit · Austrian Netherlands · United Netherlands · Netherlandic · Netherlander · Caribbean Netherlands · Netherlandish · Netherlands Antilles · United Kingdom of the Netherlands

Descendants

Iseldiryow · Nedalanz · Iseldiroedd · နယ်သာလန် · Nẹdalandi · নেদাৰলেণ্ড · เนเธอร์แลนด์

Synonyms

Holland · Benelux

Translations (263)

sah Нидерланд (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · mnb Walanda (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · be Нідэрла́нды (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · id Belanda (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ru Нидерла́нды (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · da Nederlandene (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · abs walanda (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ja 蘭国 (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · pa ਨੀਦਰਲੈਂਡਜ਼ (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · su Walanda (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · pl Królestwo Niderlandów (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · nn Holland (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ba Нидерландтар (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · wym Nejderłaond (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ia Nederlandia (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ota ندرلانده (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · or ନେଦରଲ୍ୟାଣ୍ଡ (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · mn ᠾᠣᠯᠯᠠᠨ᠋ᠳ᠋ (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · cdo 荷蘭 /荷兰 (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ur نِیدَرْلَینْڈ (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · prs هَالَنْد (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · sv Holland (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · pl Holandia (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · th ฮอลแลนด์ (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · sh Holàndija (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · uz Gollandiya (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · haw Nekelana (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · dz ནེ་དར་ལེནཌསི་ (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · mn Нидерланд (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · si නෙදර්ලන්තය (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · kn ನೆದರ್ಲ್ಯಾಂಡ್ಸ್ (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ne नेदरल्याण्ड्स (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · to Holani (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · io Nederlando (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · uz Niderlandlar (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · mk Холандија (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · km ណេដឺរឡន់ថ៍ (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ast Países Baxos (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · hi हॉलैंड (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ko 네데를란드 (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · es Países Bajos (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ro Olanda (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ja ネーデルランド (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ast Holanda (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · my နယ်သာလန် (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · fi Hollanti (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · la Nederlandia (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · sv Nederländerna (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · liv Madālizmōd Holand (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · gur Olanda (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · he הוֹלַנְד (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ka ნიდერლანდები (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · rue Гола́ндія (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ka ნიდერლანდი (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · gd An Òlaind (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ca Holanda (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · crh Felemenk (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · pt Holanda (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · pt Países Baixos (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · da Holland (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · rcf Péï-Ba (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · szl Ńiderlandy (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ab Ҳоландиа (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · nb Nederland (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · tg Ҳоланд (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · es Holanda (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · uk Голла́ндія (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · mn Голланд (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · la Batā̆via (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · sh Nȉzozēmskā (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · rup Ulandie (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · hu Hollandia (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · sq Holandë (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · acw هولندا (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ko 홀란트 (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ml നെതർലന്റ്സ് (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ace Beulanda (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · gl Países Baixos (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · mnc ᡥᠣ᠋ ᠯᠠᠨ (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · de Holland (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · sh Хола̀ндија (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · pt Neerlândia (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · rup Ulandia (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · jv Walanda (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · et Madalmaad (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · tk Niderlandlar (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ta நெதர்லாந்து (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ko 네덜란드 (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ur وَلَنْدِسْتان (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · eo Nederlando (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · nah Batavia (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · bg Нидерла́ндия (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · yue 荷蘭 /荷兰 (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · kw Iseldiryow (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ga An Ísiltír (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · yi האָלאַנד (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · nl Holland (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · an Países Baxos (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ka ჰოლანდია (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · srn Ptata (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ia Nederland (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ur ہولانْت (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · lt Olandija (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · it Olanda (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · sq Holanda (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · am ሆላንድ (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · dsb Nižozemska (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ia Pais Basse (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · hrx Nitterlande (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · fo Háland (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · el Ολλανδία (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · sc Olanda (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · oc Païses Basses (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · bn হল্যান্ড (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · hsb Nižozemska (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · cu Нидєрландꙑ (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ko 화란 (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · dv ނެދަލޭންޑު (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · km ហូឡង់ (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ms Belanda (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · yi נידערלאַנדן (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · fo Niðurlond (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · az Niderland (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · mi Hōrana (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · be Галя́ндыя (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · bua Нидерланд (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ug گوللاندىيە (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · it Paesi Bassi (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · lo ໂຮນລັງ (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ky Нидерланддар (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · uz Niderlandiya (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · za Hozlanz (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · gcf Péyi Ba (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · mt l-Olanda (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · rar ʻŌrani (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · pdt Hollaunt (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · hy Հոլանդիա (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ky Нидерланд (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · cs Nizozemsko (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ro Țările de Jos (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · scn Ulanna (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · fa-ira هُلَنْد (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · sc Paisos Bàscios (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ar هُولَنْدَا (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · sh Ни̏зозе̄мска̄ (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · jv Nèderlan (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · lt Nyderlandai (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · pap Hulanda (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · sw Uholanzi (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · sk Holandsko (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · kmr Holenda (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · fr Pays-Bas (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · yo Nẹ́dálaǹdì (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · hy Նիդերլանդներ (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · vls Nederland (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · lo ເນເທີແລນດ໌ (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · hak 荷蘭 /荷兰 (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · kk Нидерланд (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · is Niðurlönd (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · rup Olanda (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ja オランダ (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · grc Βαταυΐα (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · be Гала́ндыя (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · frr Nederlönje (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · my ဟော်လန် (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · tg Нидерланд (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · tr Hollanda (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · br Izelvroioù (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · be Нідэрля́нды (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ia Hollanda (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · mr नेदरलँड्स (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · rm Pajais Bass (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · as নেদাৰলেণ্ড (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · nb Holland (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · mt il-Pajjiżi Baxxi (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ny Maiko Otsika (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · my နယ်သာလန်နိုင်ငံ (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · eu Herbehereak (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · kk Голландия (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · cs Holandsko (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · el Κάτω Χώρες (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · uk Нідерла́нди (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ru Голла́ндия (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · vi Hà Lan (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · nn Nederland (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · fy Nederlân (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · rup Ulandii (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ur ہالَینْڈ (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · de die Niederlande (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · co Paesi Bassi (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · os Нидерландтӕ (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ha Holan (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ps هالېنډ (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · cmn 尼德蘭 /尼德兰 (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · srn Ptatakondre (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · fi Alankomaat (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ty Horane (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ce Нидерландаш (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · kl Pukkitsormiut (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · rue Нідерла́нды (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · tk Gollandiýa (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · aii ܗܘܿܠܵܢܕܵܐ (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ur نیدرلینڈز (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · nan-hbl 荷蘭 /荷兰 (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ace Blanda (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · pdc Niederlande (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · na Eben Eyong (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · bg Хола́ндия (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · cmn 荷蘭 /荷兰 (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · bn নেদারল্যান্ডস (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · gu નેધરલેંડ (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · bo ཧོ་ལན (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · te నెదర్లాండ్ (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · srn Bakrakondre (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · stq Niederlounde (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ga An Ollainn (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · se Vuolleeatnamat (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ti ኔዘርላንድ (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · th ฮอลันดา (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · tt Нидерландлар (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ca els Països Baixos (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · lb Holland (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · is Holland (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · sa नेदरलैंड्स (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · az Hollandiya (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ar هُولَنْدَة (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · sl Nizozémska (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · pl Niderlandy (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · nv Tsin Bikeeʼ Dineʼé Bikéyah (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · cy yr Iseldiroedd (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · nds de Nederlanne (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · rup Olande (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · af Holland (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · fr Hollande (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · jam Nedalanz (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · sco Netherlands (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ja 阿蘭陀 (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · kmr Holanda (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · fa-ira فِلَمَنْک (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · af Nederland (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · vo Nedän (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · gd Na Tìrean Ìsle (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · th เนเธอร์แลนด์ (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · tl Olanda (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · wuu 荷蘭 /荷兰 (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · lv Holande (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · csb Néderlandzkô (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · khb ᦷᦆᧉᦟᦱᧃᧉ (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · tt Голландия (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · scn Pajisi Vaxi (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ur وَلَنْدیز (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ota فلمنك (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · nl Nederland (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · eu Holanda (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · to Netaleni (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ti ሆላንድ (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ky Голландия (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · jv Londo (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · ur نیدَرْلینْڈ (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · hi नीदरलैण्ड (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · et Holland (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · lv Nīderlande (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland) · mn ᠨᠢᠳ᠋ᠧᠷᠯᠠᠨ᠋ᠳ᠋ (country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland)

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