Netherlands

== English == === Alternative forms === The Netherlands === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnɛðələndz/ (General American) enPR: nĕthʹər-ləndz, IPA(key): /ˈnɛðɚləndz/ Hyphenation: Neth‧er‧lands === Proper noun === the Netherlands (usually uncountable, plural the Netherlands) The Kingdom of the Netherlands. A country in Western Europe, consisting of four constituent countries: the Netherlands per se, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten. The main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium. Capital and largest city: Amsterdam. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Netherlands. (rare, chiefly historical) 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. ==== Synonyms ==== Holland (formally refers to the provinces of North Holland and South Holland, but often colloquially used to refer to the entire country) Benelux (collective term for the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Assamese: নেদাৰলেণ্ড (nedarlend) → Burmese: နယ်သာလန် (naisalan) → Cornish: Iseldiryow (calque) Jamaican Creole: Nedalanz → Thai: เนเธอร์แลนด์ (nee-tə̂ə-lɛɛn) → Welsh: Iseldiroedd (calque) → Yoruba: Nẹdalandi ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Netherlands pl (plural only) (slang) Alternative letter-case form of netherlands. === See also === Appendix:Countries of the world === Further reading === Netherlands on Wikipedia.Wikipedia