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Definition of Netherlands
1. Noun. A constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level.
Group relationships: Common Market, Ec, Eec, Eu, Europe, European Community, European Economic Community, European Union, Nato, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Benelux
Generic synonyms: European Country, European Nation
Terms within: 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
Group relationships: Europe
Member holonyms: Dutchman, Hollander, Netherlander
Derivative terms: Hollander
Definition of Netherlands
1. Proper noun. A country in northwestern Europe bordering Germany and Belgium. Official name: Kingdom of the Netherlands. ¹
2. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the Netherlands. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Netherlands
Literary usage of Netherlands
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of International Law by American Society of International Law (1918)
"Two cargoes of this copper metal have passed the Netherlands already, ...
The Netherlands Government feel confident that the British Government will admit ..."
2. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Sir Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1908)
"impossible for the Dutch to allow the Spanish Netherlands to fall into the ...
The Spanish Netherlands were the bulwark of the United Provinces: the loss of ..."
3. The Reformation by George Park Fisher (1906)
"CHAPTER IX THE REFORMATION IN THE Netherlands THE Netherlands formed a most ...
The people of the Netherlands were noted not less for their ingenuity, ..."
4. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"In conformity with the Treaty, the Netherlands is reducing customs duties on ...
The Netherlands docs not impose duties on Belgium and Luxemburg with which ..."
5. The History of England from the Accession of James II by Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay, Henry Hart Milman (1864)
"The war in the Netherlands was a little, and but a little, less languid than in
the preceding year. The French generals opened the campaign by taking the ..."
6. A Manual of the History of the Political System of Europe and Its Colonies by Arnold Hermann Ludwig Heeren, David Alphonso Talboys (1873)
"The recent insurrection of the Netherlands became the actual centre of political
... I. History of the rise of the republic of the United Netherlands, ..."
7. Apollo: An Illustrated Manual of the History of Art Throughout the Ages by Salomon Reinach (1907)
"Flemish Art.— Rubens.—The Fecundity of his Genius.—Jordaens.— Van Dyck.—David
Tenters. IN 1556, the Netherlands, which had formed a part of the ..."
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