Nederland

English

Etymology

From Dutch Nederland.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈnidɚlənd/

Proper noun

Nederland

1. A city in Jefferson County, Texas.

Afrikaans

Die vlag van Nederland.
The flag of the Netherlands.

Etymology

From Dutch Nederland.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɪə̯.dərˌlant/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Nederland

1. Netherlands (The main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium)
2. Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe, consisting of four constituent countries: the Netherlands per se, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten)

Synonyms

• Holland (unofficial)

Derived terms

• Nederlander
• Nederlands

Dutch

Kaart van Nederland
Map of the Netherlands

Alternative forms

• (dated) Neerland, (archaic) Neêrland

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈneː.dərˌlɑnt/

• Audio (Netherlands):

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• 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)

1. Netherlands (The main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium)
2. Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe, consisting of four constituent countries: the Netherlands per se, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten)

Holonyms

• Benelux
• Koninkrijk der Nederlanden

Derived terms

• bv Nederland
• Caribisch Nederland
• Koninkrijk der Nederlanden
• neder-
• Nederlander
• Nederlands

 

Related terms

• neerlandistiek
• neerlandicus, neerlandica

Descendants

• → Aukan: Nedilanti
• → Polish: Niderlandy

Etymology 2

First attested as 't Nederland in 1830-1855. From neder (“down, low”) +‎ land (“land”).

Proper noun

Nederland n

1. A hamlet in Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Netherlands

Norwegian Bokmål

Satellite image of the Netherlands

Proper noun

Nederland

1. Netherlands (The main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium)
2. Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe, consisting of four constituent countries: the Netherlands per se, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten)

Synonyms

• Holland

Related terms

• nederlender, nederlending
• nederlandsk

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Nederland

1. Netherlands (The main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium)
2. Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe, consisting of four constituent countries: the Netherlands per se, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten)

Synonyms

• Holland

Related terms

• nederlendar, nederlending
• nederlandsk