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'S GRAVENHAGE

• 'S GRAVENHAGE (noun)
The noun 'S GRAVENHAGE has 1 sense:

1. the site of the royal residence and the de facto capital in the western part of the Netherlands; seat of the International Court of Justice

Familiarity information: 'S GRAVENHAGE used as a noun is very rare.

• 'S GRAVENHAGE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The site of the royal residence and the de facto capital in the western part of the Netherlands; seat of the International Court of Justice

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

's Gravenhage; Den Haag; The Hague

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

Holonyms ("'s Gravenhage" is a part of...):

Holland; Kingdom of The Netherlands; Nederland; Netherlands; The Netherlands (a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level)

"There's always a deep breath before a plunge."
(English proverb)
"What the people believe is true."
(Native American proverb, Anishinabe)
"Haste makes waste."
(American proverb)
"Where there's a will, there is a way."
(Dutch proverb)

Useful links:
Pronunciation of Holland
Meaning of urban center
Pronunciation of Nederland
Meaning of The Netherlands
Pronunciation of Kingdom of The Netherlands

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