Países Bajos
Spanish
editEtymology
editFrom país (“country”) + bajos (“low”), a calque of Dutch Nederland. Compare French Pays-Bas.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
edit- Netherlands (The main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium)
- Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe, consisting of four constituent countries: the Netherlands per se, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten)
Usage notes
edit- Like in English, the definite article nearly always modifies the Netherlands' exonym in Spanish (i.e. los Países Bajos).[1]
References
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