English Explanatory Dictionary

Netherlands

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. 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. The main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium. Capital and largest city: Amsterdam.
  3. 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.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of netherlands.
noun
  1. Hindquarters, butt.
  2. Crotch or genitals.

Pronunciation

/ˈnɛðələndz/ nĕthʹər-ləndz /ˈnɛðɚləndz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-Netherlands.wav en-us-Netherlands.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-netherlands.wav

Word forms

Netherlands the Netherlands

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.

Synonyms

Holland Benelux

Derived words

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