Akademik

Netherlands

n.
1 (usu. prec. by the) Holland.
2 hist. the Low Countries.
Etymology: Du. Nederland (as NETHER, LAND)

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(the) Netherlands [Netherlands] [ˈneðələndz] [ˈneðərləndz] noun singular

a country in western Europe, also called Holland

see also ↑Dutch

Useful english dictionary. 2012.