Nederland

English Etymology en :bor nl:Nederland + 1 Pronunciation en /ˈnidɚlənd/ GA Proper noun en city co/Jefferson County s/Texas. Afrikaans af: thumb|150px|Die vlag van Nederland.The flag of the Netherlands. Etymology From af nl Nederland. Pronunciation af /ˈnɪə̯.dərˌlant/ af LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-Nederland.wav Proper noun af Netherlands Q55,Q29999 Amsterdam Synonyms af Holland unofficial Derived terms af Nederlander af Nederlands Danish da: Proper noun da proper noun da rare da Netherlands Q55 da rare da Netherlands Q29999 Synonyms da Nederlandene da Holland common, often proscribed Related terms da nederlænder c ("Dutchman, Dutchwoman, Dutchperson") da nederlandsk a ("Dutch") Dutch nl: thumb|250px|Kaart van NederlandMap of the Netherlands Alternative forms nl Neerland <q:dated> Neêrland <q:archaic> Pronunciation nl /ˈneː.dərˌlɑnt/ nl Nl-Nederland.ogg Netherlands nl Ne der land nl ɑnt 3 Etymology 1 nl :af neder<t:down, low> land<t:land> From nl neder<t:down, low> land<t:land>. Compare de Niederlande and en Netherlands. Proper noun n Nederlands Nederlander Nederlandse nl Netherlands Q55 nl Holland Belgium, Suriname; proscribed Blanda Suriname; dated, ironic kikkerland Netherlands; humorous nl Kingdom of the Netherlands Q29999 nl Koninkrijk der Nederlanden Holonyms nl Benelux nl Koninkrijk der Nederlanden Derived terms nl Benelux bv Nederland Caribisch Nederland Groot-Nederland Koninkrijk der Nederlanden Midden-Nederland MKB-Nederland neder- Nederlander Nederlandisatie Nederlandkunde Nederlands Noord-Nederland Oost-Nederland tropisch Nederland West-Nederland Zuid-Nederland Related terms nl neerlandistiek nl neerlandicus, nl neerlandica Descendants af Nederland djk Nedilanti 1 zh 尼德蘭 Nídélán 1 cs Nizozemsko 1 sh Nizozemska 1 en Nederland 1 eo Nederlando 1 io Nederlando 1 → fr Néerlande<bor> Pays-Bas<clq> gl Países Baixos 1 ga Ísiltír 1 ja ネーデルラント Nēderuranto 1 csb Néderlandzkô 1 ko 1 네덜란드 Nedeollandeu 네데를란드 Nedereullandeu → pt Neerlândia<bor> through alternative form Países Baixos<clq> sl Nizozemska 1 es Países Bajos 1 ta நெதர்லாந்து netarlāntu 1 fy Nederlân 1 See also Etymology 2 First attested as 't Nederland in 1830-1855. From nl neder down, low land land. Proper noun n nl hamlet mun/Steenwijkerland p/Overijssel c/Netherlands Norwegian Bokmål no thumb|The flag of the Netherlands. thumb|The location of the Netherlands in Europe. thumb|A canal in Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands. Etymology nb, based on nb nl Nederland the Netherlands; literally “low land”, formed from nl neder down, low and nl land land, country. The name refers to the country's low-lying geography. The first element derives from nb dum nēder down, lower, from nb odt *nithar down, from nb gmw-pro *niþer down, below, from nb gem-pro *niþer down, below, ultimately from nb ine-pro *niter down. The second derives from nb dum lant land, from nb odt lant land, from nb gmw-pro *land land, from nb gem-pro *landą land, ultimately from nb ine-pro *lendʰ- land, heath. Parallel international adaptations and formations include nn Nederland, af Nederland, da Nederlandene, sv Nederländerna, de Niederlande and en Netherlands the Netherlands. Pronunciation nb /²ˈneː.dər.lan/ [ˈnêː.də.ɭǎn] nb eːdərlan 3 nb Ne der land Proper noun nb proper noun Netherlands; nb country cont/Europe, principally in northwestern Europe, by the North Sea, with Amsterdam as its capital. nb Hun studerte et semester i Nederland. She studied in the Netherlands for a semester. nb 25 June 2026 Kåre Langvik-Johannessen Anja Heie Nederland Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Nederland 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20260831232009/https://snl.no/Nederland 31 August 2026 Kingdom of the Netherlands; nb country, a sovereign state comprising the constituent countries of the Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten. nb Aruba er en del av Nederland, men har indre selvstyre. Aruba is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands but has internal self-government. nb 1 Land Norge har diplomatiske forbindelser med Regjeringen.no Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs https://www.regjeringen.no/no/dep/ud/dep/diplomatiske-forbindelser-og-protokoll/norske-utenriksstasjoner/id2991088/ Kortnavn norsk: Nederland. Offisielt navn norsk: Kongeriket Nederland. Short Norwegian name: the Netherlands. Official Norwegian name: the Kingdom of the Netherlands. https://web.archive.org/web/20260929013054/https://www.regjeringen.no/no/dep/ud/dep/diplomatiske-forbindelser-og-protokoll/norske-utenriksstasjoner/id2991088/ 29 September 2026 Usage notes 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. nb Holland is frequently used colloquially for the entire country, but strictly denotes the two provinces North Holland and South Holland. Related terms nb nederlender and nb nederlending Dutch person nb nederlandsk Dutch nb Nederlandene the Low Countries; the Netherlands See also References “Nederland” in Store norske leksikon. “Land Norge har diplomatiske forbindelser med”, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Norwegian Nynorsk nn: Proper noun nn proper noun nn Netherlands Q55,Q29999 Synonyms nn Holland Related terms nn nederlendar, nn nederlending nn nederlandsk