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Hague

[ heyg ]

noun

  1. The, a city in the W Netherlands, near the North Sea: site of the government, royal residence, and of the International Court of Justice.


Hague

1

/ heɪɡ /

noun

  1. Hague William Jefferson1961MBritishPOLITICS: politicianWRITING: biographer William Jefferson. born 1961, British politician; leader of the Conservative party (1997–2001); foreign secretary from 2010; as a writer he is noted for his biography of William Pitt the Younger (2004)


Hague

2

/ heɪɡ /

noun

  1. The Hague
    The Hague the seat of government of the Netherlands and capital of South Holland province, situated about 3 km (2 miles) from the North Sea. Pop: 464 000 (2003 est) Dutch names's GravenhageDen Haag

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Example Sentences

The Hague convention on adoption was somewhat of a disaster.

But these marchers were not in Syria or Iraq; they were in The Hague in The Netherlands.

Obama started his springtime trip in the Netherlands, where he visited The Hague, seat of the International Court of Justice.

Indeed, The Hague also witnessed another development, the latest meeting between President Obama and President Xi of China.

Taking center stage in The Hague was the recreation of the G7 as a unified western bloc.

Her palace at The Hague is pretty, but simple, while she finds the one in Amsterdam too large and too expensive for common use.

"At the Hague I expect to find something worth seeing," continued Mrs. Parkman.

At length the train arrived at the station for the Hague, and the whole party descended from the carriage.

As the princess was on her way to the Hague she was arrested and turned back by a free corps.

He unhesitatingly, and wisely, chose the embassy to the Hague.

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