Pays-Bas

See also: Pays Bas

FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From pays (land, country) +‎ bas (low, nether), a calque of Dutch Nederland. Compare Spanish Países Bajos.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /pɛ.i.ba/, /pɛ.i.bɑ/, /pe.i.ba/, /pe.i.bɑ/
  • (file)

Proper nounEdit

les Pays-Bas m pl (plural only)

  1. the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe)

See alsoEdit