Niderlandy

== Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Niederlande. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɲi.dɛrˈlan.dɘ/ Rhymes: -andɘ Syllabification: Ni‧der‧lan‧dy === Proper noun === Niderlandy nvir Low Countries (a historical region of Western Europe, consisting of the countries on low-lying land around the delta of the Rhine, Scheldt, and Meuse (Maas) rivers, specifically Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg) (historical) the United Kingdom of the Netherlands (a former country in Western Europe) (occasionally proscribed) Netherlands (a country in Western Europe, consisting of four constituent countries: the Netherlands per se, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten the Kingdom of the Netherlands) Synonyms: Holandia, (formal, long form) Królestwo Niderlandów ==== Usage notes ==== The use of Niderlandy as the short form of the country's name is prescribed by the European Union. This usage, however, is discouraged by the Commission on Standardization of Geographical Names in Poland, which advises using Holandia instead. ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === Niderlandy in Polish dictionaries at PWN