Niderlandy

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Niederlande.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɲi.dɛrˈlan.dɘ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -andɘ
  • Syllabification: Ni‧der‧lan‧dy

Proper noun

Niderlandy nvir

  1. Low Countries (a historical region of Western Europe, consisting of the countries on low-lying land around the delta of the Rhine, Scheldt, and Meuse (Maas) rivers, specifically Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg)
  2. (historical) the United Kingdom of the Netherlands (a former country in Western Europe)
  3. (occasionally proscribed) 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: Holandia, (formal, long form) Królestwo Niderlandów

Usage notes

The use of Niderlandy as the short form of the country's name is prescribed by the European Union.[1] This usage, however, is discouraged by the Commission on Standardization of Geographical Names in Poland, which advises using Holandia instead.[2]

Declension

Declension of Niderlandy
plural
nominative Niderlandy
genitive Niderlandów
dative Niderlandom
accusative Niderlandy
instrumental Niderlandami
locative Niderlandach
vocative Niderlandy
adjective
nouns

References

  1. ^ “Urząd Publikacji – Międzyinstytucjonalny przewodnik redakcyjny – 7.1. Kraje – 7.1.1. Stosowane nazwy i skróty”, in publications.europa.eu‎[1], 25 January 2024 (last accessed)
  2. ^ “Urzędowy wykaz nazw państw i terytoriów niesamodzielnych - Komisja Standaryzacji Nazw Geograficznych poza Granicami Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej - Portal Gov.pl”, in Komisja Standaryzacji Nazw Geograficznych poza Granicami Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej‎[2] (in Polish), 25 January 2024 (last accessed)

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