Spanish Netherlands

English

Proper noun

Spanish Netherlands

(plural only, historical) The southern part of the Low Countries (modern Netherlands and Belgium) during and after the Eighty Years' War, ruled by Spain and lasting from 1581 to 1713.

Translations

country

Dutch: Spaanse Nederlanden (nl) pl
French: Pays-Bas espagnols (fr) pl

German: Spanische Niederlande (de) pl
Spanish: Países Bajos Españoles (es) pl

See also

Southern Netherlands on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Southern Netherlands

Last modified on 13 April 2013, at 13:36