English > The Netherlands: 1 sense > noun 1, location| Meaning | A constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level. |
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| Synonyms | Netherlands, Kingdom of The Netherlands, Nederland, Holland |
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| Instance of | European country, European nation | Any one of the countries occupying the European continent |
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| Member of | Benelux | A customs union comprising Belgium and Netherlands and Luxembourg |
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| European Union, EU, European Community, EC, European Economic Community, EEC, Common Market, Europe | An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation / cooperation among its members |
| North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO | An international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security |
| Members | Netherlander, Dutchman, Hollander | A native or inhabitant of Holland |
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| Part of | Europe | The 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia) |
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| Parts | Amsterdam, Dutch capital, capital of The Netherlands | An industrial center and the nominal capital of the Netherlands |
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| Apeldoorn | A city of east central Netherlands |
| Arnhem | A city in the central Netherlands on the lower Rhine River |
| Eindhoven | city in southeastern Netherlands noted for electrical industry |
| Friesland | One of the northernmost provinces of the Netherlands |
| Frisian Islands | A chain of islands in the North Sea off the coast of northwestern Europe extending from the IJsselmeer to Jutland |
| Hook of Holland, Hoek van Holland | A cape on the southwestern coast of the Netherlands near Rotterdam |
| IJssel, IJssel river | A river in the central Netherlands flowing north to the IJsselmeer |
| IJsselmeer | A shallow lake in northwestern Netherlands created in 1932 by building a dam across the entrance to the Zuider Zee |
| Leiden, Leyden | A city in the western Netherlands |
| Meuse, Meuse River | A European river |
| Nijmegen | An industrial city in the eastern Netherlands |
| Rhine, Rhine River, Rhein | A major European river carrying more traffic than any other river in the world |
| Rotterdam | The 2nd largest city in the Netherlands |
| The Hague, 's Gravenhage, Den Haag | The site of the royal residence and the de facto capital in the western part of the Netherlands |
| Utrecht | A city in the central Netherlands |
| Spanish | Holanda, Netherlands, Países Bajos, Países |
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| Catalan | Holanda, Països Baixos |
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