Den Haag

Dutch
Een plein in het centrum van Den Haag, met een standbeeld van Willem de Zwijger.
A square in the center of The Hague, with a statue of William the Silent.

Etymology

First attested as die haga in 1242. From Middle Dutch die haghe (“the enclosure”), from die (“the”) + hage (“hedge, enclosure”).

Pronunciation
  • (Netherlands)
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  • IPA(key): /dɛn ˈɦaːx/
  • Hyphenation: Den Haag
  • Rhymes: -aːx

Proper noun

Den Haag n

  1. The Hague (a city and municipality and capital of South Holland, Netherlands; administrative capital of the Netherlands)
    Synonyms: Agga, Hofstad, 's-Gravenhage, stad achter de duinen
    Meronym: Haagoord
  2. (figuratively, metonymically) The national government or administrative authority of the Netherlands

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → German: Den Haag
  • → Sranan Tongo: Aga
  • → West Frisian: De Haach

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “den haag”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Etymology

From Middle Dutch die haghe (“the enclosure”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dɛnˈhaːx/, /dɛnˈhaːk/
  • Audio(file)

Proper noun

Den Haag n (proper noun, genitive Den Haags or (optionally with an article) Den Haag)

  1. The Hague (a city and capital of South Holland, Netherlands; administrative capital of the Netherlands)
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