Definition of netherlands Netherlands

/nɛˈðɚlʌndz/ - [netherlundz] - Neth•er•lands

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What does netherlands mean?

WordNet

Noun
netherlands - a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level
		The Netherlands, Kingdom of The Netherlands, Nederland, Holland
		europe the nations of the European continent collectively; "the Marshall Plan helped Europe recover from World War II"
		benelux a customs union comprising Belgium and Netherlands and Luxembourg
		common market, ec, eec, european community, european economic community, european union, eu, europe an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members; "he tried to take Britain into the Europen Union"
		nato, north atlantic treaty organization an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security
		amsterdam, capital of the netherlands, dutch capital an industrial center and the nominal capital of the Netherlands; center of the diamond-cutting industry; seat of an important stock exchange; known for its canals and art museum
		apeldoorn a city of east central Netherlands; a popular tourist center and site of the summer residence of the Dutch royal family
		arnhem a city in the central Netherlands on the lower Rhine River; site of a battle in 1944 during World War II
		's gravenhage, den haag, the hague the site of the royal residence and the de facto capital in the western part of the Netherlands; seat of the International Court of Justice
		eindhoven city in southeastern Netherlands noted for electrical industry
		nijmegen an industrial city in the eastern Netherlands
		rotterdam the 2nd largest city in the Netherlands; located in the western Netherlands near the North Sea
		leiden, leyden a city in the western Netherlands; residence of the Pilgrim Fathers for 11 years before they sailed for America in 1620
		utrecht a city in the central Netherlands
		friesland one of the northernmost provinces of the Netherlands
		frisian islands a chain of islands in the North Sea off the coast of northwestern Europe extending from the IJsselmeer to Jutland
		hoek van holland, hook of holland a cape on the southwestern coast of the Netherlands near Rotterdam
		ijssel, ijssel river a river in the central Netherlands flowing north to the IJsselmeer
		ijsselmeer a shallow lake in northwestern Netherlands created in 1932 by building a dam across the entrance to the Zuider Zee
		meuse, meuse river an American operation in World War I (1918); American troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which were saved only by the armistice on November 11
		rhein, rhine river, rhine a major European river carrying more traffic than any other river in the world; flows into the North Sea

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Wiktionary

netherlands (Adjective)
Of or pertaining to the Netherlands.

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netherlands
A country in Europe, north of Belgium, officially the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Also existing of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba, with capital Amsterdam.

Wikipedia

The Netherlands is a country in Europe. More than 16 million people live there. To the north and west of the Netherlands lies the North Sea. To the east is the country Germany and to the south is the country Belgium. The Netherlands is one of the countries that started the European Union. People who live in the Netherlands are called "Dutch. The language of the Netherlands is also called Dutch

Name.

"The Netherlands" means "the low lands". The land is very flat, and only rises a little bit above the sea level. One third of the land is below sea level. The Netherlands is also sometimes mistaken to be Holland. Holland was a very rich area in the western part of the Netherlands, thus causing people to be mistaken. Some people who do not live in the western part of the Netherlands do not like it when people call the country Holland. Holland means "wooded land" because the Holland area used to be covered with forests.

History.

At the end of the Middle Ages the dukes of Burgundy, a country that is now part of France, united seventeen areas. Those areas were called the Netherlands. When the daughter of a duke married the king of Spain, the Netherlands became part of Spain. In the 16th century many Dutch people became Protestant. The king of Spain did not like it, he wanted all Dutch to be Roman Catholic. He decided that all Protestants should be killed. Of course the Dutch people did not like this, and in 1568 they started a war against Spain. The war lasted until 1648, therefore it