Meaning

3 senses

  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.

  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.

    die Niederlande, Holland

    Нидерла́ндыNiderlándy, Голла́ндияGollándija

    Нідерла́ндиNiderlándy, Голла́ндіяHollándija

Examples

122 sentences

  1. The capital city of the Netherlands is Amsterdam.

    Столиця Нідерландів — Амстердам. — deniko

    ruСтолица Нидерландов - Амстердам. — marafon

    deDie Hauptstadt der Niederlande ist Amsterdam. — Espi

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  2. I had never seen a windmill until I visited the Netherlands.

    До мандрівки у Нідерланди я ніколи раніше не бачив вітряків. — iceman

    ruДо поездки в Нидерланды я никогда не видел ветряных мельниц. — soweli_Elepanto

    deBevor ich in die Niederlande reiste, hatte ich noch nie Windmühlen gesehen. — al_ex_an_der

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  3. The Netherlands is a small country.

    Нідерланди — маленька країна. — deniko

    ruНидерланды — маленькая страна. — al_ex_an_der

    deDie Niederlande sind ein kleines Land. — MUIRIEL

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  4. Is Germany as beautiful as the Netherlands?

    Німеччина така ж гарна, як і Нідерланди? — deniko

    ruГермания такая же красивая, как и Нидерланды? — Balamax

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  5. When are you coming to the Netherlands?

    Коли ти приїдеш до Нідерландів? — deniko

    ruКогда ты приедешь в Нидерланды? — odexed

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland:
Русский
By meaning 1
country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland:

Origin

From nether (“lower”) + lands, the country being very low-lying, with a great part below s

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.

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Forms

Synonyms

2 synonyms
HollandBenelux

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
nethernettlenetworkB1
Netherlands — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto