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netherlands

Syllables: Neth·er·lands/ˈnɛðələndz//ˈnɛðɚləndz/

netherlands noun: hindquarters, butt.

Noun (1)

netherlands pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only, slang) Hindquarters, butt.
    • I remember Tofoli falling on his netherlands... Olof went hard angle on Giani and Gardini. And did they ever give him line.2000 November 30, L. Ravi Narasimhan, “Marv Dunphy Chalk Talk - Nov. 28 at Moorpark College”, in rec.sport.volleyball (Usenet)
    • "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..."2004 February 18, Killjoy, “Translation report”, in alt.cyberpunk.chatsubo (Usenet)
  2. (plural, plural-only, slang) Crotch or genitals.
    • Why does she have a 'bulge' in her 'netherlands'?2003 December 1, Chaz M., “Idle Hands”, in alt.fan.jessica-alba (Usenet)
    • The question that has bandied around is whether or not shaving his netherlands was a quirk of Oswald's.2004 August 17, Barb Junkkarinen, “Oswald's privates”, in alt.assassination.jfk (Usenet)

Proper noun capitalized: Netherlands

the Netherlands (usually uncountable, plural the Netherlands)

  1. (usually) 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. (usually) The main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium. Capital and largest city: Amsterdam.
    • 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...2012 September 6, Bryony Jones, “Why is unity so important to Europe?”, in CNN, archived from the original on 02 Feb 2016
  3. (historical, rare, usually) the Low Countries, a region of Western Europe located around the low-lying areas in and around the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, including the countries of the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.

Noun (2) capitalized: Netherlands

Netherlands pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only, slang) Alternative letter-case form of netherlands.

netherlands meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

netherlands in Hindi

नीदरलैंड्स, नीदरलैंड, नेदरलैंड्स

netherlands in Tamil

நெதர்லாந்து, நெதர்லாந்துகள், நெதர்லாந்தின்

netherlands in Marathi

नेदरलँड्स, नेदरलँड

netherlands in Urdu

نیدرلینڈز, نیدرلینڈ
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netherlands in Bengali
নেদারল্যান্ডস, নেদারল্যান্ড, নেদারল্যান্ডস্
netherlands in Telugu
నెదర్లాండ్స్, నెతర్ల్యాండ్స్
netherlands in Malayalam
നെതർലൻഡ്സ്, നെതർലാൻഡ്സ്, നെതർലാന്റ്സ്
netherlands in Kannada
ನೆದರ್ಲ್ಯಾಂಡ್ಸ್, ನೆದರ್ಲೆಂಡ್ಸ್, ನೆದರ್ಲ್ಯಾಂಡ್
netherlands in Punjabi
ਨੀਦਰਲੈਂਡਜ਼, ਨੀਦਰਲੈਂਡ, ਨੀਦਰਲੈਂਡਸ
netherlands in Gujarati
નેધરલેન્ડ, નેધરલેન્ડ્સ, નેધરલેન્ડસ
netherlands in Odia
ନେଦରଲାଣ୍ଡସ୍, ନେଦରଲାଣ୍ଡ୍ସ, ନେଦରଲ୍ଯ଼ାଣ୍ଡସ୍
netherlands in Nepali
नेदरल्यान्ड्स, नेदरल्याण्ड्स, नेदर्ल्यान्ड्स

Synonyms of netherlands

Forms of netherlands

Noun
alternative formNetherlands
Proper noun
pluralthe Netherlands
alternative formThe Netherlands

Origin of netherlands

Play on Netherlands, from nether + land.

From nether (“lower”) + lands, the country being very low-lying, with a great part below sea level. Either a calque or a parallel formation to Dutch Nederland.

Words formed from netherlands

Phrases with netherlands

Questions about netherlands

What does netherlands mean?
Netherlands means hindquarters, butt.
What is netherlands in Hindi?
Netherlands in Hindi is नीदरलैंड्स, नीदरलैंड, नेदरलैंड्स. See Netherlands meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is netherlands?
Netherlands can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce netherlands?
Netherlands is pronounced /ˈnɛðələndz/ (UK).

Words near netherlands in the dictionary

  1. Netherlandian
  2. Netherlandic
  3. Netherlandish
  4. netherlandophone
  5. netherlandophones
  6. netherlands
  7. Netherlands Antilles
  8. Netherlands New Guinea
  9. netherling
  10. netherlings
  11. netherlip

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