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Nederland

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Old Dutch nither
Middle Dutch nēder
Dutch neder
Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ-
Proto-Indo-European *-om
Proto-Germanic *landą
Frankish *land
Old Dutch lant
Middle Dutch lant
Dutch land
Dutch Nederlandbor.
English Nederland

    Borrowed from Dutch Nederland.

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    Nederland

    1. A city in Jefferson County, Texas.

    Afrikaans

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    Die vlag van Nederland.
    The flag of the Netherlands.

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    From Dutch Nederland.

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    • IPA(key): /ˈnɪə̯.dərˌlant/
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    Nederland

    1. Netherlands (the main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium; capital and largest city: Amsterdam)
    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; capital and largest city: Amsterdam)

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    Nederland

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

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    Dutch

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    Kaart van Nederland
    Map of the Netherlands

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    Etymology 1

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      From neder (“down, low”) +‎ land (“land”). Compare German Niederlande and English Netherlands.

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      Nederland n (adjective Nederlands, male demonym Nederlander, female demonym Nederlandse)

      1. Netherlands (the main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium)
        Synonyms: Holland (Belgium, Suriname; proscribed), Blanda (Suriname; dated, ironic), kikkerland (Netherlands; humorous)
      2. Kingdom of the Netherlands (official name of the Netherlands: a country consisting of the Netherlands per se, in Western Europe, as well as three other small island countries in the Caribbean, namely Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten)
        Synonym: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden
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      countries in Europe: landen van Europa (appendix)edit

      Etymology 2

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

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      Nederland n

      1. a hamlet in Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Netherlands

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      The flag of the Netherlands.
      The location of the Netherlands in Europe.
      A canal in Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands.

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      Internationalism, based on Dutch Nederland (“the Netherlands; literally “low land””), formed from neder (“down, low”) and land (“land, country”). The name refers to the country's low-lying geography.

      The first element derives from Middle Dutch nēder (“down, lower”), from Old Dutch *nithar (“down”), from Proto-West Germanic *niþer (“down, below”), from Proto-Germanic *niþer (“down, below”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *niter (“down”). The second derives from Middle Dutch lant (“land”), from Old Dutch lant (“land”), from Proto-West Germanic *land (“land”), from Proto-Germanic *landą (“land”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”).

      Parallel international adaptations and formations include Norwegian Nynorsk Nederland, Afrikaans Nederland, Danish Nederlandene, Swedish Nederländerna, German Niederlande and English Netherlands (“the Netherlands”).

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      • IPA(key): /²ˈneː.dər.lan/, [ˈnêː.də.ɭǎn]
      • Rhymes: -eːdərlan
      • Hyphenation: Ne‧der‧land

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      Nederland

      1. Netherlands; a country in Europe, principally in northwestern Europe, by the North Sea, with Amsterdam as its capital.
        Hun studerte et semester i Nederland. ― She studied in the Netherlands for a semester.
        • 2026 June 25, Kåre Langvik-Johannessen, Anja Heie, “Nederland”, in Store norske leksikon‎[1], archived from the original on 31 August 2026:
          Nederland er et land i det nordvestlige Europa som grenser til Tyskland i øst og til Belgia i sør.
          The Netherlands is a country in northwestern Europe bordering Germany to the east and Belgium to the south.
      2. Kingdom of the Netherlands; a country, a sovereign state comprising the constituent countries of the Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten.
        Aruba er en del av Nederland, men har indre selvstyre. ― Aruba is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands but has internal self-government.
        • “Land Norge har diplomatiske forbindelser med”, in Regjeringen.no‎[2], Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, archived from the original on 29 September 2026:
          Kortnavn norsk: Nederland. Offisielt navn norsk: Kongeriket Nederland.
          Short Norwegian name: the Netherlands. Official Norwegian name: the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

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      • The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs lists the official Norwegian long-form name as Kongeriket Nederland (“the Kingdom of the Netherlands”); its official Dutch name is Koninkrijk der Nederlanden. The form Kongeriket Nederlandene is also used in Norwegian sources.
      • Nederland is one of the four constituent countries of the kingdom, together with Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten. In ordinary usage, Nederland is also used for the sovereign kingdom as a whole.
      • Holland is frequently used colloquially for the entire country, but strictly denotes the two provinces North Holland and South Holland.
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      Norwegian Nynorsk

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      Proper noun

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      Nederland

      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)

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