Pays-Bas

See also: Pays Bas

French

Etymology

From pays (“land, country”) +‎ bas (“low, nether”), a calque of Dutch Nederland. Compare the obsolete borrowing Néerlande.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛ.i.ba/ ~ /pɛ.i.bɑ/ ~ /pe.i.ba/ ~ /pe.i.bɑ/
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Proper noun

les Pays-Bas m pl (plural only)

  1. Netherlands (the main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium)
  2. 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)

See also

countries in Europe: pays de l'Europe (appendix)edit
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