Hague
[ heyg ]
/ heɪg /
noun
The,
a city in the W Netherlands, near the North Sea: site of the government, royal residence, and of the International Court of Justice.
Dutch
Den Haag,
's Gravenhage.
Definition for the hague (2 of 2)
South Holland
noun
a province in the SW Netherlands. 1086 sq. mi. (2810 sq. km). Capital: The Hague.
a city in NE Illinois.
British Dictionary definitions for the hague (1 of 3)
Hague
1
/ (heɪɡ) /
noun
The Hague
the seat of government of the Netherlands and capital of South Holland province, situated about 3 km (2 miles) from the North Sea. Pop: 464 000 (2003 est)
Dutch names: 's Gravenhage, Den Haag
British Dictionary definitions for the hague (2 of 3)
Hague
2
/ (heɪɡ) /
noun
William Jefferson. born 1961, British politician; leader of the Conservative party (1997–2001); foreign secretary from 2010; as a writer he is noted for his biography of William Pitt the Younger (2004)
British Dictionary definitions for the hague (3 of 3)
South Holland
noun
a province of the SW Netherlands, on the North Sea: lying mostly below sea level, it has a coastal strip of dunes and is drained chiefly by distributaries of the Rhine, with large areas of reclaimed land; the most densely populated province in the country, intensively cultivated and industrialized. Capital: The Hague. Pop: 3 440 000 (2003 est). Area: 3196 sq km (1234 sq miles)
Dutch name: Zuidholland
Cultural definitions for the hague
The Hague
[ (hayg) ]
Seat of the government of The Netherlands, located in the western Netherlands, near the North Sea.
notes for The Hague
The city is frequently the site of international conferences.
notes for The Hague
The
International Court of Justice and the Permanent Court of Arbitration are both housed in the city in the Peace Palace, which was built to fulfill the dream that The Hague might become the neutral capital of the world.