Netherlands

Significado (inglés)

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.

Guionizado como

Neth‧er‧lands

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈnɛðələndz/

Etimoloxía (inglés)

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