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The Hague en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ðə ˈheɪɡ/ (UK)
• /ðə ˈhæɡ/

Etymology

From the French translation (confused with La Hague) of Dutch Den Haag, short form of 's-Gravenhage, from Middle Dutch des Graven hage (1400s), literally, "the Count's hedge[-enclosed hunting grounds]",

Meanings

1. (uncountable) A conviction and/or punishment for crimes against humanity or war crimes delivered by the International Criminal Court.
   • Those men deserve The Hague for what they did.
2. (broadly, figuratively, uncountable) A conviction and/or punishment for a destructive, harmful or immoral act.

Forms

wikipedia: La Hague

The Hague en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ðə ˈheɪɡ/ (UK)
• /ðə ˈhæɡ/

Etymology

From the French translation (confused with La Hague) of Dutch Den Haag, short form of 's-Gravenhage, from Middle Dutch des Graven hage (1400s), literally, "the Count's hedge[-enclosed hunting grounds]",

Meanings

1. A city, the capital of South Holland, Netherlands; the administrative capital of the Netherlands.
2. A municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.
3. (metonymically) The International Criminal Court or International Court of Justice.

Forms

Deriveds

The Hague Invasion Act

Relateds

Hagenaar · hedge · haw

Translations (96)

ur ہیگ (Dutch city) · th เดอะเฮก (Dutch city) · pl Haga (Dutch city) · es La Haya (Dutch city) · km ក្រុងហេគ (Dutch city) · eo Hago (Dutch city) · tk Gaaga (Dutch city) · nds N Heeg (Dutch city) · cy Yr Hâg (Dutch city) · de Den Haag (Dutch city) · ko 헤이그 (Dutch city) · vo 's-Gravenhage (Dutch city) · grc Ἇγα (Dutch city) · hy Հաագա (Dutch city) · nb Haag (Dutch city) · cmn 海牙 (Dutch city) · uk Гаа́ґа (Dutch city) · af Den Haag (Dutch city) · km ហេគ (Dutch city) · gl A Haia (Dutch city) · th กรุงเฮก (Dutch city) · tt Һааг (Dutch city) · kk Гаага (Dutch city) · id Den Haag (Dutch city) · tt Һаага (Dutch city) · nl 's-Gravenhage (Dutch city) · lv Hāga (Dutch city) · pt Haia (Dutch city) · az Haaqa (Dutch city) · be Гаа́га (Dutch city) · mt Il-Hague (Dutch city) · bn হেগ (Dutch city) · tt Гаага (Dutch city) · uz Gaaga (Dutch city) · fr La Haye (Dutch city) · yi דען האַג (Dutch city) · vi Den Haag (Dutch city) · sw Den Haag (Dutch city) · ru Гаа́га (Dutch city) · ja デン・ハーグ (Dutch city) · tg Гаага (Dutch city) · yue 海牙 (Dutch city) · li D'n Haog (Dutch city) · oc L'Aia (Dutch city) · sl Haag (Dutch city) · ps دِن هاخ (Dutch city) · gur Haɣa (Dutch city) · ga an Háig (Dutch city) · fo Haag (Dutch city) · scn L'Aia (Dutch city) · sh Ха̑г (Dutch city) · my ဟိတ် (Dutch city) · nl Den Haag (Dutch city) · ro Haga (Dutch city) · et Haag (Dutch city) · ky Гаага (Dutch city) · ht Layè (Dutch city) · hu Hága (Dutch city) · ca la Haia (Dutch city) · so Den Haag (Dutch city) · ar لَاهَاي (Dutch city) · is Haag (Dutch city) · sq Haga (Dutch city) · eu Haga (Dutch city) · sv Haag (Dutch city) · cy Den Haag (Dutch city) · ka ჰააგა (Dutch city) · ta டென் ஹாக் (Dutch city) · uk Гаа́га (Dutch city) · sk Haag (Dutch city) · he האג (Dutch city) · ug لاھەي (Dutch city) · fy De Haach (Dutch city) · th เฮก (Dutch city) · mk Хаг (Dutch city) · ja ハーグ (Dutch city) · it L'Aia (Dutch city) · la Haga (Dutch city) · mn Гааг (Dutch city) · hi हेग (Dutch city) · vi La Hay (Dutch city) · cv Гаага (Dutch city) · el Χάγη (Dutch city) · gur Dɛn-Haɣa (Dutch city) · fa-ira لاهِه (Dutch city) · da Haag (Dutch city) · tr Lahey (Dutch city) · srn Aga (Dutch city) · fi Haag (Dutch city) · nl De Haag (Dutch city) · km ទីក្រុងហេគ (Dutch city) · sh Hȃg (Dutch city) · lt Haga (Dutch city) · bg Ха́га (Dutch city) · cs Haag (Dutch city) · ms Den Haag (Dutch city)

wikidata: Q36600 · wikipedia: La Hague