Niederlande

== German == === Etymology === From nieder (“low, nether”) +‎ Lande (“lands”), a plural of Land n: compare Lande n pl (“lands, regions”), Länder n pl (“lands, countries”), Länden f pl (“ship landings”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈniːdɐˌlandə/ Hyphenation: Nie‧der‧lan‧de === Proper noun === die Niederlande pl (proper noun, plural only, usually definite) Netherlands (the main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium) 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) Synonym: (somewhat informal) Holland ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === === Further reading === “Niederlande” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache