Netherlands

Significat (anglès)

Name

1. The main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium. Capital and largest city: Amsterdam.
2. A country in Western Europe, consisting of four constituent countries: the Netherlands per se, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten.

Adj

Of, from or relating to the Netherlands.

Noun

Alternative letter-case form of netherlands.

Amb guionet com

Neth‧er‧lands

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈnɛðələndz/

Etimologia (anglès)

From nether (“lower”) + lands, the country being very low-lying, with a great part below sea level. Compare Dutch Nederland.