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THE HAGUE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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
Synonyms:
's Gravenhage; Den Haag; The Hague
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Holonyms ("The Hague" 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)