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United Netherlands

United Netherlands proper noun: the United Provinces of the Netherlands, the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands, or the Dutch Republic, a confederation that existed from 1579 until the Batavian Revolution in 1795; a predecessor state of the present-day Netherlands.

Proper noun

the United Netherlands

  1. The United Provinces of the Netherlands, the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands, or the Dutch Republic, a confederation that existed from 1579 until the Batavian Revolution in 1795; a predecessor state of the present-day Netherlands.
    • Theſe Words are Written round the Cupola of this Building, Pio, Felici, Inclyto, Triumphanti, Patriæ Patri Gulielmo III. Gubernatori P. C. J. P. Reſtauratori Belgii Fœderati, Liberatori Angliæ, Servatori Scotiæ, Pacificatori Hiberniæ, Reduci: To the Pious, Happy, Renowned William III. Triumphant...1691, An Accurate Relation of the Entertainment of His Most Sacred Majesty William III. King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland; Hereditary Stadtholder of the United Netherlands, &c. at the...
    • The United Netherlands, (in Latin called Belgium fœderatum,) which we here particularly ſpeak of, form the northern part of the Netherlands, and including the Generalitélandes, border to the ſouth on Auſtrian Flanders and Brabant, to the eaſt on the upper quarters of the dutchies of Gelders and...1762, A[nton] F[riedrich] Busching, “Introduction to the United Netherlands”, in [Patrick Murdoch], transl., A New System of Geography: In Which Is Given, a General Account of the Situation and...

Examples of United Netherlands in a sentence

  • Triumphant, Father of his Country, Stadtholder and Reſtorer of the United Netherlands, Redeemer of England, Preſerver of Scotland, Quieter of Ireland, now return’d home.1691, An Accurate Relation of the Entertainment of His Most Sacred Majesty William III. King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland...
  • Inspired by these remonstrances, the Queen once more emptied the vials of her wrath upon the United Netherlands.1860, John Lothrop Motley, History of the United Netherlands: From the Death of William the Silent to the Synod of Dort, volume II, The...

Questions about United Netherlands

What does United Netherlands mean?
United Netherlands means the United Provinces of the Netherlands, the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands, or the Dutch Republic, a confederation that existed from 1579 until the Batavian Revolution in 1795; a predecessor state of the present-day Netherlands.
How do you use United Netherlands in a sentence?
Triumphant, Father of his Country, Stadtholder and Reſtorer of the United Netherlands, Redeemer of England, Preſerver of Scotland, Quieter of Ireland, now return’d home.
What part of speech is United Netherlands?
United Netherlands is a proper noun.

Words near United Netherlands in the dictionary

  1. United Nations Economic and Social Council
  2. United Nations General Assembly
  3. United Nations Organisation
  4. United Nations Organization
  5. United Nations Security Council
  6. United Netherlands
  7. United Province of Canada
  8. United Provinces
  9. United Queendom
  10. United Republic of Tanzania
  11. United Snakes

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