the netherlands

Noun the netherlands has 1 sense

• the netherlands(n = noun.location) holland, kingdom of the netherlands, nederland, netherlands - a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level;
is a member of common market, ec, eec, eu, europe, european community, european economic community, european union, nato, north atlantic treaty organization, benelux
is a kind of european country, european nation
has parts: amsterdam, capital of the netherlands, dutch capital, apeldoorn, arnhem, 's gravenhage, den haag, the hague, eindhoven, nijmegen, rotterdam, leiden, leyden, utrecht, friesland, frisian islands, hoek van holland, hook of holland, ijssel, ijssel river, ijsselmeer, meuse, meuse river, rhein, rhine, rhine river
is a part of europe