Meaning of The Hague | Babel Free
/ðə ˈhæɡ/Definitions
- A city, the capital of South Holland, Netherlands; the administrative capital of the Netherlands.
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A conviction and/or punishment for crimes against humanity or war crimes delivered by the International Criminal Court. uncountable
- A municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.
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A conviction and/or punishment for a destructive, harmful or immoral act. broadly, figuratively, uncountable
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The International Criminal Court or International Court of Justice. metonymically
Equivalents
Examples
“Those men deserve The Hague for what they did.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.