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

(Netherlands)
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IPA^(key): /dɛn ˈɦaːx/
Hyphenation: Den Haag
Rhymes: -aːx

Proper noun

Den Haag n

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
(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

References

van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “den haag”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɛnˈhaːx/, /dɛnˈhaːk/
Audio (file)

Proper noun

Den Haag n (proper noun, genitive Den Haags or (optionally with an article) Den Haag)

The Hague (a city and capital of South Holland, Netherlands; administrative capital of the Netherlands)