HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
Back to search

Netherlands

Noun CEFR C1
ˈnɛðələndz

Definitions

  1. The Kingdom of the Netherlands. A country in Western Europe, consisting of four constituent countries: the Netherlands per se, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of netherlands.
    alt-of, plural, plural-only, slang
  3. Hindquarters, butt.
    plural, plural-only, slang
  4. The main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium. Capital and largest city: Amsterdam.
  5. Crotch or genitals.
    plural, plural-only, slang
  6. the Low Countries, a region of Western Europe located around the low-lying areas in and around the RhineMeuseScheldt delta, including the countries of the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.

Equivalents

63 more languages
AfrikaansNederland
Azərbaycan diliNiderland
བོད་སྐད།ཧོ་ལན
CatalàHolanda
EsperantoNederlando
ʻŌlelo HawaiʻiNekelana
עבריתהולנד
MagyarHollandia
Bahasa IndonesiaBelanda
ÍslenskaHolland
Қазақ тіліНидерланд
LëtzebuergeschHolland
МакедонскиХоландија
Bahasa MelayuBelanda
SlovenčinaHolandsko
SlovenščinaNizozemska
KiswahiliUholanzi
TürkmençeNiderlandlar
TagalogOlanda
ئۇيغۇرچەگوللاندىيە
اردوولندیز
Tiếng ViệtHà Lan
YorùbáNẹdalandi

Examples

The ECSC, which was made up of six nations (France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg) later evolved into the European Economic Community (EEC) – under which the member states established a common market, and worked to harmonize their policies on everything from agriculture and fisheries to monetary policy.”
“I remember Tofoli falling on his netherlands... Olof went hard angle on Giani and Gardini. And did they ever give him line.”
“"Goddamn pieceashit yellow rat-bastard motherraping..." True to his nature, Kent swears like a soldier, an ability only slightly less extensive than that of a sailor. "Shiteyes couldn't take two cocksmokin' seconds to haul his head out of his Netherlands and read a little chickenshit FAQ..."”
Actually, I simply got a teasing bug up my netherlands and couldn't resist.”
Why does she have a 'bulge' in her 'netherlands'?”
The question that has bandied around is whether or not shaving his netherlands was a quirk of Oswald's.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
See all C1 English words →

See also

Learn this word in context

See Netherlands used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free