Netherlands
['neðələndz]
Definition
(noun.) a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level.
Typist: Mag--From WordNet
Examples
- Luxembourg was included in the German Confederation, though its ruler was also King of the Netherlands, and though many of its peoples talked French. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The Netherlands figured largely in the crusades. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It was under Charles that the Protestant doctrines that now prevailed in Germany spread into the Netherlands. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Most of Burgundy slipped from him after his first wife's death, but the Netherlands he held. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The Italian republics, the United Provinces of the Netherlands, are all in debt. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- He made over all his sovereign rights in Germany to his brother Ferdinand, and Spain and the Netherlands he resigned to his son Philip. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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