Netherlands

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Proper noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 See also

English

Etymology

From nether , lower + lands, the country being very low-lying, with some parts below sea level.

Proper noun

the Netherlands

1. A country in north western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium. Official name: Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Synonyms

• Holland (although, strictly speaking, this is incorrect as Holland is a region of the Netherlands)
• the Low Countries

Translations

• Afrikaans: Nederland
• Arab: هولندا
• Aragonese: Países Baxos
• Belarusian: Нідэрлянды
• Bosnian: Nizozemska f, Holandija f
• Breton: Izelvroioù
• Bulgarian: Холандия
• Catalan: els Països Baixos , Holanda
• Chinese: 荷兰
• Cornish: Iseldiryow
• Croatian: Nizozemska
• Czech: Nizozemsko n, Holandsko n
• Danish: Nederlandene
• Dutch: Nederland
• Esperanto: Nederlando
• Estonian: Madalmaad
• Finnish: Alankomaat plural, Hollanti
• French: les Pays-Bas m plural, la Hollande
• Frisian: Nederlân
• Galician: Países Baixos
• German: die Niederlande, Holland
• Greek: Κάτω Χώρες or Λουξεμβούργο
• Hebrew: הולנד
• Hungarian: Hollandia
• Ido:Nederlando
• Indonesian: Belanda
• Interlingua: Hollanda , Paises Basse , Nederlandia
• Interlingue : Nederland
• Italian: Paesi Bassi m plural, Olanda f
• Japanese: オランダ (oranda)
• Korean: 네덜란드
• Latin: Nederlandia
• Latvian: Nīderlande f
• Lithuanian: Nyderlandai
• Malay: Belanda
• Norwegian: Nederland
• Persian: هلند (Holand)
• Plattdüütsch : De Nederlanne
• Polish: Holandia f, Niderlandy plural (rare)
• Portuguese: Holanda , Países Baixos , Neerlândia
• Romanian: Olanda f, Ţările de Jos
• Russian: Нидерланды
• Serbian: Холандија

  Holandsko n

• Slovene: Nizozemska f
• Spanish: Países Bajos
• Swedish: Nederländerna n pl, Holland n
• Tatar: Nederland
• Toki Pona: Netelan
• Turkish: Hollanda
• Ukrainian: Нідерланди
• Welsh: Yr Iseldiroedd

Adjective

Netherlands

1. Of or pertaining to the Netherlands

Synonyms

• Dutch

Translations

• Catalan: holandès
• Czech: nizozemský m, nizozemská f, nizozemské n
• Dutch: Nederlands
• Finnish: hollantilainen , alankomaalainen
• French: Néerlandais , Hollandais
• Frisian: Nederlânsk , Hollânsk
• German: niederlandisch , holländisch
• Indonesian: Belanda
• Interlingua: hollandese , nederlandese
• Japanese: オランダ , ネーデルランド
• Malay: Belanda
• Persian: هلندی (Holandi)
• Portuguese: holandês , neerlandês
• Romanian: olandez m, olandeză f, olandezi m pl, olandeze f pl
• Polish: holenderski , niderlandzki

See also

• Countries of the world