Hague (h g), The or 's Gra·ven·ha·ge (skrä v n-hä g, s rävn-hä) The de facto capital of the Netherlands, in the western part of the country near the North Sea. The Hague grew around a palace built c. 1250 by William of Holland (1228-1256) and is today the seat of the country's legislature and supreme court and of the International Court of Justice. Population: 474,000. |
Hague [heɪg]
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(Placename) The. the seat of government of the Netherlands and capital of South Holland province, situated about 3 km (2 miles) from the North Sea. Pop.: 440 743 (1999 est.) Dutch names 's Gravenhage Den Haag
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(Biographies / Hague, William Jefferson (1961 M, British, POLITICS: politician) William Jefferson. born 1961, British politician; leader of the Conservative party from 1997
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Hague
n the Hague → Den Haag nt; in the Hague → in Den Haag; the Hague Conventions (Pol) → die Haager Abkommen; the Hague Tribunal (Pol) → der Internationale Gerichtshof
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