netherlands
/ˈnɛðɚləndz/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
The Kingdom of the Netherlands. A country in Western Europe, consisting of four constituent countries: the Netherlands per se, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten.
Uncountable
name
The main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium. Capital and largest city: Amsterdam.
Uncountable
name
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.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "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 agriculture and fisheries to monetary policy."
- "I remember Tofoli falling on his netherlands... Olof went hard angle on Giani and Gardini. And did they ever give him line."
- ""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...""
- "Actually, I simply got a teasing bug up my netherlands and couldn't resist."
- "Why does she have a 'bulge' in her 'netherlands'?"
- "The question that has bandied around is whether or not shaving his netherlands was a quirk of Oswald's."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈnɛðɚləndz/
- British English: /ˈnɛðələndz/