Niederlande

German

Etymology

From nieder (low, nether) + Lande (lands), a plural of Land n: compare Lande n pl (lands, regions), Länder n pl (lands, countries), Länden f pl (ship landings).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈniːdɐˌlandə/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Nie‧der‧lan‧de

Proper noun

Niederlande n pl (plural Niederlande)

  1. the Netherlands
    • 1826, Joachim Heinrich Jäck, Reise durch England und die beiden Niederlande, page 268:
      [...] vorzüglich aus den beiden Niederlanden, Frankreich und Deutschland.

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