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netherlands
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun netherlands has 1 sense
- netherlands(n = noun.location) holland, kingdom of the netherlands, nederland, the netherlands - a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level; Array is a member of common market, ec, eec, eu, europe, european community, european economic community, european union, nato, north atlantic treaty organization, benelux
is a kind of european country, european nation
has parts: amsterdam, capital of the netherlands, dutch capital, apeldoorn, arnhem, 's gravenhage, den haag, the hague, eindhoven, nijmegen, rotterdam, leiden, leyden, utrecht, friesland, frisian islands, hoek van holland, hook of holland, ijssel, ijssel river, ijsselmeer, meuse, meuse river, rhein, rhine, rhine river
is a part of europe
OXFORD DICTIONARY
netherlands, n.
1 (usu. prec. by the) Holland.
2 hist. the Low Countries.
1 (usu. prec. by the) Holland.
2 hist. the Low Countries.
Etymology
Du. Nederland (as NETHER, LAND)
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