The Hague
/ðə ˈhæɡ//ðə ˈheɪɡ/
The Hague proper noun: a city, the capital of South Holland, Netherlands; the administrative capital of the Netherlands.
Proper noun
The Hague
- A city, the capital of South Holland, Netherlands; the administrative capital of the Netherlands.
- A municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.
- The International Criminal Court or International Court of Justice.
Noun
The Hague (uncountable)
- A conviction and/or punishment for crimes against humanity or war crimes delivered by the International Criminal Court.
- Those men deserve The Hague for what they did.
- A conviction and/or punishment for a destructive, harmful or immoral act.
The Hague meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
The Hague in Hindi
- Dutch city
- हेग heg
The Hague in Tamil
- Dutch city
- டென் ஹாக் ṭeṉ hāk
The Hague in Urdu
- Dutch city
- ہیگ heg
The Hague in Bengali
- Dutch city
- হেগ heg
More languagesFewer languages
- The Hague in Pashto
- دِن هاخ din hax
- The Hague in Arabic
- لَاهَاي lāhāy
- The Hague in Malay
- Den Haag
- The Hague in Indonesian
- Den Haag
- The Hague in Thai
- กรุงเฮก grung héek, เฮก héek, เดอะเฮก
- The Hague in Vietnamese
- Den Haag, La Hay
- The Hague in Myanmar
- ဟိတ် hit
Forms of The Hague
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Origin of The Hague
From the French translation (confused with La Hague) of Dutch Den Haag, short form of 's-Gravenhage, from Middle Dutch des Graven hage (1400s), literally, "the Count's hedge[-enclosed hunting grounds]",
Words formed from The Hague
Questions about The Hague
- What does The Hague mean?
- The Hague means a city, the capital of South Holland, Netherlands; the administrative capital of the Netherlands.
- What is The Hague in Hindi?
- The Hague in Hindi is हेग (heg). See The Hague meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is The Hague?
- The Hague can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce The Hague?
- The Hague is pronounced /ðə ˈhæɡ/.
Words near The Hague in the dictionary
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