Definition of Netherlands in English:
Netherlands
1A country in western Europe, on the North Sea; population 16,900,000 (estimated 2015); official language, Dutch; capital, Amsterdam; seat of government, The Hague.
荷兰（欧洲西部、北海边的一个国家，2009年估计人口16, 716，000，官方语言为荷兰语，首都阿姆斯特丹，政府所在地海牙；荷兰语名 Nederland）。亦称 HollandDutch name Nederland; also called Holland- 1.1historical The Low Countries.〈史〉低地国家
- 1.1historical The Low Countries.
Following a struggle against the Spanish Habsburg empire, the northern (Dutch) part of the Low Countries won full independence in 1648 and became a leading imperial power. In 1814 north and south were united under a monarchy, but the south revolted in 1830 and became an independent kingdom, Belgium, in 1839. In 1948 the Netherlands formed the Benelux Customs Union with Belgium and Luxembourg, becoming a founder member of the EEC in 1957. The name Holland strictly refers only to the western coastal provinces of the country
Definition of Netherlands in US English:
Netherlands
1A country in western Europe, on the North Sea; population 16,900,000 (estimated 2015); capital, Amsterdam; seat of government, The Hague; language, Dutch.
荷兰（欧洲西部、北海边的一个国家，2009年估计人口16, 716，000，官方语言为荷兰语，首都阿姆斯特丹，政府所在地海牙；荷兰语名 Nederland）。亦称 HollandFollowing a struggle against the Spanish Habsburg empire, the northern (Dutch) part of the Low Countries won full independence in 1648 and became a leading imperial power. In 1814, north and south were united under a monarchy, but the south revolted in 1830 and, by 1839, had become the independent kingdom of Belgium. In 1948, the Netherlands formed the Benelux Customs Union with Belgium and Luxembourg. It became a founding member of the EEC in 1957. The name Holland strictly refers to the western coastal provinces of the country
Dutch name Nederland; also called Holland- 1.1historical The Low Countries.〈史〉低地国家
- 1.1historical The Low Countries.