Spanish Netherlands

English

The Spanish Netherlands in 1700

Proper noun

Spanish Netherlands

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

Coordinate terms

• Belgium, Netherlands, Austrian Netherlands

Translations

country

• Dutch: Spaanse Nederlanden pl
• French: Pays-Bas espagnols (fr) pl or m
• German: Spanische Niederlande pl
• Spanish: Países Bajos Españoles pl or m