netherlands

Definition of netherlands in English English dictionary: A country in northwestern Europe bordering Germany and Belgium. Official name: Kingdom of the Netherlands; Of or pertaining to the Netherlands; a country in northwest Europe which is a member of the EU. Population: 15,981,000 (2001). The capital is Amsterdam, but the government is based in The Hague. Most of the country is flat and large parts of it are below sea level. British and American people often call the country Holland, but this is not officially correct because Holland is only one part of the Netherlands.People from the Netherlands are called Dutch. Netherlands Indies Austrian Netherlands Republic of the United Netherlands Netherlands The Kingdom of The Netherlands Netherlands Antilles Spanish Netherlands; {i} Holland, country in northwestern Europe bordering on the North Sea; a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; achieved independence from Spain in 1579; half the country lies below sea level; nl; Neth
Netherlands Antilles: A former autonomous country in the Caribbean, within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, composed of the islands of Aruba, Curaçao, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, Saba and Sint Maarten, dissolved in 2010
Netherlands Antilles: {i} group of several islands in the Caribbean Sea that make up an autonomous territory of the Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles: An autonomous territory of the Netherlands consisting of several islands in the Caribbean Sea, including Curaçao and Bonaire off the coast of Venezuela and Saba, St. Eustatius, and the southern portion of St. Martin in the northern Windward Islands. Willemstad, on Curaçao, is the capital. Population: 192,056. the Netherlands Antilles a group of islands, including Bonaire and Curaçao, in the Caribbean Sea, which belong to the Netherlands. Population: 200,000 (1995). Capital: Willemstad. formerly Curaçao Five islands (pop., 2002 est.: 197,000), in the Caribbean Sea. An autonomous part of The Netherlands since 1954, they have a combined area of 309 sq mi (800 sq km). The Netherlands Antilles consists of two widely separated groups of islands: the northern group (St. Eustatius, the southern section of St. Martin, and Saba) at the northern end of the Leeward Islands; and the southern group, about 500 mi (800 km) to the southwest, off the coast of Venezuela (Curaçao and Bonaire, Aruba until 1986). The capital, on Curaçao, is Willemstad. The islands were sighted by Christopher Columbus in 1493 and were claimed for Spain. In the 17th century the Dutch gained control, and in 1845 the islands became the Netherlands Antilles. In 1954 they became an integral part of The Netherlands, with full autonomy in domestic affairs. Aruba seceded from the group in 1986
Netherlands Antilles: An autonomous territory of the Netherlands consisting of several islands in the Caribbean Sea, including CuraÃ§ao and Bonaire off the coast of Venezuela and Saba, St. Eustatius, and the southern portion of St. Martin in the northern Windward Islands. Willemstad, on CuraÃ§ao, is the capital. Population: 192,056. the Netherlands Antilles a group of islands, including Bonaire and Curaçao, in the Caribbean Sea, which belong to the Netherlands. Population: 200,000 (1995). Capital: Willemstad. formerly Curaçao Five islands (pop., 2002 est.: 197,000), in the Caribbean Sea. An autonomous part of The Netherlands since 1954, they have a combined area of 309 sq mi (800 sq km). The Netherlands Antilles consists of two widely separated groups of islands: the northern group (St. Eustatius, the southern section of St. Martin, and Saba) at the northern end of the Leeward Islands; and the southern group, about 500 mi (800 km) to the southwest, off the coast of Venezuela (Curaçao and Bonaire, Aruba until 1986). The capital, on Curaçao, is Willemstad. The islands were sighted by Christopher Columbus in 1493 and were claimed for Spain. In the 17th century the Dutch gained control, and in 1845 the islands became the Netherlands Antilles. In 1954 they became an integral part of The Netherlands, with full autonomy in domestic affairs. Aruba seceded from the group in 1986
netherlands antilles: a group of islands in the Lesser Antilles just north of Venezuela that are administered by The Netherlands
Austrian Netherlands: (1713-95) Provinces located in the southern part of the Low Countries, roughly comprising modern Belgium and Luxembourg. In 1713, the Peace of Utrecht gave Emperor Charles VI control of what had been called the Spanish Netherlands. Administration of the region continued under the Habsburg rulers Maria Theresa and later Joseph II, until the Austrian Netherlands was annexed to France in 1795
Netherlander: someone from the Netherlands
Spanish Netherlands: Spanish-held provinces in the southern Low Countries (roughly corresponding to modern Belgium and Luxembourg). In 1578 the diplomat Alessandro Farnese was sent to represent Spain in the Netherlands, and by 1585 he had reestablished Spanish control over the southern provinces, ending the union with the northern provinces that followed the Pacification of Ghent. In the 17th century the region saw a resurgence of economic and intellectual growth. As a buffer between Protestant and Catholic states, the region was the scene of constant warfare; areas were ceded to the Dutch Republic (1648) and France (1659). The territory began to decline in the late 17th century. Spanish control was lost after the War of the Spanish Succession, when the region passed to Emperor Charles VI and became the Austrian Netherlands
The Netherlands: officially Kingdom of The Netherlands byname Holland Country, northwestern Europe
The Netherlands: Holland
netherlander: a native or inhabitant of Holland