Netherlands

Betekenis (Engels)

Name

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.

Noun

Alternative letter-case form of netherlands.

Sinonieme

Holland

Kingdom of the Netherlands

The Netherlands

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Dutch

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Low Countries

Nederland

the Netherlands

Kingdom of The Netherlands

Teutonic

Utrecht

Zeeland

dutch

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Dutchland

Haarlem

Delftware

Noord-Brabant

Noord-Holland

Zuid-Holland

the Kingdom of the Netherlands

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Groningen

Drenthe

Friesland

Gelderland

Limburg

Netherlander

Overijssel

Vertalings

Pays-Bas

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Paesi Bassi

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Países Bajos

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Niederlande

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Nederland

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هولندا

Ολλανδία

Países Baixos

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Països Baixos

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Holanda

Hollanda

Nederlandia

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Hollande

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Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈnɛðələndz/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Nederlands: Nederland

In summary

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.

Sinne

The unit was later renamed to become the Royal Netherlands Motorized Infantry Brigade .