Países Baixos

== Galician == === Etymology === Calque of Dutch Nederland. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /paˈisɪs ˈβajʃʊs/ === Proper noun === Países Baixos m pl (plural only) 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) 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. Synonym: Benelux == Portuguese == === Etymology === Calque of Dutch Nederland. Cognate with Sicilian Pajisi Vaxi. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Países Baixos m pl (plural only) 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) 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 ==== Reino dos Países Baixos (“Kingdom of the Netherlands”) (country, officially) Holanda (country, proscribed) Neerlândia (country, rare or poetic) Batávia (country, rare or poetic) Benelux (region) Bélgica (region, historical or obsolete) ==== Derived terms ==== países baixos === See also ===