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Meaning of The Hague | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ðə ˈhæɡ/

Definitions

  1. A city, the capital of South Holland, Netherlands; the administrative capital of the Netherlands.
  2. A conviction and/or punishment for crimes against humanity or war crimes delivered by the International Criminal Court.
    uncountable
  3. A municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.
  4. A conviction and/or punishment for a destructive, harmful or immoral act.
    broadly, figuratively, uncountable
  5. The International Criminal Court or International Court of Justice.
    metonymically

Equivalents

العربية لاهاي
Čeština Haag
Deutsch Den Haag
Ελληνικά Χάγη
Español La Haya
Suomi Haag
Français La Haye
עברית האג
हिन्दी हेग
Italiano L'Aia
한국어 헤이그
Polski Haga
Português Haia
Русский Гаага
Svenska Haag
Türkçe Lahey
Українська Гаага
Tiếng Việt La Hay

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.

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