Nederland
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnidɚlənd/
Proper noun
Nederland
- A city in Jefferson County, Texas.
Afrikaans
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɪə̯.dərˌlant/
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Nederland
- Netherlands (the main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium; capital and largest city: Amsterdam)
- 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; capital and largest city: Amsterdam)
Synonyms
- Holland (unofficial)
Derived terms
Danish
Proper noun
Nederland
- (rare) Netherlands (the main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium)
- (rare) 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)
Synonyms
- Nederlandene
- Holland (common, often proscribed)
Related terms
- nederlænder c ("Dutchman, Dutchwoman, Dutchperson")
- nederlandsk (adjective) ("Dutch")
Dutch
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈneː.dərˌlɑnt/
Audio (Netherlands): (file) - Hyphenation: Ne‧der‧land
- Rhymes: -ɑnt
Etymology 1
From neder (“down, low”) + land (“land”). Compare English Netherlands.
Proper noun
Nederland n (adjective Nederlands, demonym Nederlander m or Nederlandse f)
- Netherlands (the main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium)
- Synonyms: Holland (Belgium, Suriname; proscribed), Blanda (Suriname; dated, ironic), kikkerland (Netherlands; humorous)
- Kingdom of the Netherlands (official name of the Netherlands: a country consisting of the Netherlands per se, in Western Europe, as well as three other small island countries in the <<r:also/Caribbean>, namely Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten)
- Synonym: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden
Holonyms
- Benelux
- Koninkrijk der Nederlanden
Derived terms
- bv Nederland
- Caribisch Nederland
- Koninkrijk der Nederlanden
- neder-
- Nederlander
- Nederlands
- tropisch Nederland
Related terms
Descendants
- → Aukan: Nedilanti
- → Polish: Niderlandy
See also
- Albanië
- Andorra
- Armenië
- Azerbeidzjan
- Belarus
- België
- Bosnië en Herzegovina
- Bulgarije
- Cyprus
- Denemarken
- Duitsland
- Estland
- Finland
- Frankrijk
- Georgië
- Griekenland
- Hongarije
- Ierland
- IJsland
- Italië
- Kazachstan
- Kosovo
- Kroatië
- Letland
- Liechtenstein
- Litouwen
- Luxemburg
- Malta
- Moldavië
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Nederland
- Noord-Macedonië
- Noorwegen
- Oekraïne
- Oostenrijk
- Polen
- Portugal
- Roemenië
- Rusland
- San Marino
- Servië
- Slovenië
- Slowakije
- Spanje
- Tsjechië
- Turkije
- Vaticaanstad
- Verenigd Koninkrijk
- Wit-Rusland
- Zweden
- Zwitserland
Etymology 2
First attested as 't Nederland in 1830-1855. From neder (“down, low”) + land (“land”).
Proper noun
Nederland n
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Nederland
- 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)
Synonyms
Related terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Nederland
- 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)