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

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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

• Hagenaar
• Hagenees
• Haagweg

Descendants

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

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German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛnˈhaːx/, /dɛnˈhaːk/

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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)