Definition of the netherlands The netherlands
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| the netherlands - a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level | ||
| Netherlands, 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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the 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.
