netherlands

Neth·er·lands
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UK/ˈnɛðələndz/US/ˈnɛðɚləndz/

noun

Hindquarters, butt.

Very commonScrabble 15

Meanings

netherlands1

nounnetherlands pl (plural only)

alternative Netherlands

  1. pluralplural onlyslangHindquarters, butt.

    Actually, I simply got a teasing bug up my netherlands and couldn't resist.

    2006 July 15, Judee77, “OT - Private to Beach Bum (but I know better)”, in alt.fan.gene-scott (Usenet)
    2 more examples

    I remember Tofoli falling on his netherlands... Olof went hard angle on Giani and Gardini. And did they ever give him line.

    2000 November 30, L. Ravi Narasimhan, “Marv Dunphy Chalk Talk - Nov. 28 at Moorpark College”, in rec.sport.volleyball (Usenet)

    "Goddamn pieceashit yellow rat-bastard motherraping..." True to his nature, Kent swears like a soldier, an ability only slightly less extensive than that of a sailor. "Shiteyes couldn't take two cocksmokin' seconds to haul his head out of his Netherlands and read a little chickenshit FAQ..."

    2004 February 18, Killjoy, “Translation report”, in alt.cyberpunk.chatsubo (Usenet)
  2. pluralplural onlyslangCrotch or genitals.

    Why does she have a 'bulge' in her 'netherlands'?

    2003 December 1, Chaz M., “Idle Hands”, in alt.fan.jessica-alba (Usenet)
    1 more example

    The question that has bandied around is whether or not shaving his netherlands was a quirk of Oswald's.

    2004 August 17, Barb Junkkarinen, “Oswald's privates”, in alt.assassination.jfk (Usenet)

Netherlands2

proper nounthe Netherlands (usually uncountable, plural the Netherlands)

plural the Netherlands · alternative The Netherlands

  1. uncountableusuallyThe Kingdom of the Netherlands. A country in Western Europe, consisting of four constituent countries: the Netherlands per se, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten.
  2. uncountableusuallyThe main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium. Capital and largest city: Amsterdam.
    1 more example

    The ECSC, which was made up of six nations (France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg) later evolved into the European Economic Community (EEC) – under which the member states established a common market, and worked to harmonize their policies on everything from agriculture and fisheries to monetary policy.

    2012 September 6, Bryony Jones, “Why is unity so important to Europe?”, in CNN, archived from the original on 02 Feb 2016
  3. historicalrareuncountableusuallythe Low Countries, a region of Western Europe located around the low-lying areas in and around the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, including the countries of the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.
nounNetherlands pl (plural only)

alternative The Netherlands

  1. pluralplural onlyslangAlternative letter-case form of netherlands.

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

Netherlands · proper noun, noun

From nether (“lower”) + lands, the country being very low-lying, with a great part below sea level. Either a calque or a parallel formation to Dutch Nederland.

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Translations

Afrikaans Nederland, Holland
  • Nederlandcountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
  • Hollandcountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Ancient Greek Βαταυΐα
  • Βαταυΐα (Batauḯa)country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Arabic هُولَنْدَا, هُولَنْدَة
  • هُولَنْدَا (hūlandā)country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
  • هُولَنْدَة (hūlanda)country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Basque Herbehereak, Holanda
  • Herbehereakcountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
  • Holandacountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Bengali নেদারল্যান্ডস, হল্যান্ড
  • নেদারল্যান্ডস (nedarolênḍoś)country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
  • হল্যান্ড (holênḍ)country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Bulgarian Хола́ндия, Нидерла́ндия
  • Хола́ндия (Holándija)country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
  • Нидерла́ндия (Niderlándija)country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Catalan els Països Baixos, Holanda
  • els Països Baixoscountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
  • Holandacountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Chinese Cantonese 荷蘭 /荷兰
  • 荷蘭 /荷兰country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Chinese Mandarin 荷蘭 /荷兰, 尼德蘭 /尼德兰
  • 荷蘭 /荷兰 (Hélán)country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
  • 尼德蘭 /尼德兰 (Nídélán)country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Czech Nizozemsko, Holandsko
  • Nizozemskocountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
  • Holandskocountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Danish Nederlandene, Holland
  • Nederlandenecountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
  • Hollandcountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Dutch Nederland, Holland
  • Nederlandcountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
  • Hollandcountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Esperanto Nederlando
  • Nederlandocountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Estonian Holland, Madalmaad
  • Hollandcountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
  • Madalmaadcountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Finnish Alankomaat, Hollanti
  • Alankomaatcountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
  • Hollanticountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
French Pays-Bas, Hollande
  • Pays-Bascountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
  • Hollandecountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
German die Niederlande, Holland
  • die Niederlandecountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
  • Hollandcountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Greek Ολλανδία, Κάτω Χώρες
  • Ολλανδία (Ollandía)country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
  • Κάτω Χώρες (Káto Chóres)country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Hawaiian Nekelana
  • Nekelanacountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Hebrew הוֹלַנְד
  • הוֹלַנְד (hóland)country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Hindi नीदरलैण्ड, हॉलैंड
  • नीदरलैण्ड (nīdarlaiṇḍ)country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
  • हॉलैंड (hŏlaiṇḍ)country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Hungarian Hollandia
  • Hollandiacountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Icelandic Niðurlönd, Holland
  • Niðurlöndcountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
  • Hollandcountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Indonesian Belanda
  • Belandacountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Irish An Ollainn, An Ísiltír
  • An Ollainncountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
  • An Ísiltírcountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Italian Paesi Bassi, Olanda
  • Paesi Bassicountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
  • Olandacountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Japanese オランダ, 蘭国
  • オランダ (Oranda)country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
  • 蘭国 (Rankoku)country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
  • ネーデルランド (Nēderurando)country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
  • 阿蘭陀 (Oranda)country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Korean 네덜란드, 네데를란드
  • 네덜란드 (Nedeollandeu)country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
  • 네데를란드 (Nedereullandeu)country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
  • 화란 (Hwaran)country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
  • 홀란트 (Hollanteu)country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Latin Nederlandia, Batā̆via
  • Nederlandiacountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
  • Batā̆viacountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Latvian Nīderlande, Holande
  • Nīderlandecountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
  • Holandecountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Lithuanian Nyderlandai, Olandija
  • Nyderlandaicountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
  • Olandijacountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Malay Belanda
  • Belandacountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Māori Hōrana
  • Hōranacountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Norwegian Bokmål Nederland, Holland
  • Nederlandcountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
  • Hollandcountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Polish Niderlandy, Holandia
  • Niderlandycountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
  • Holandiacountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
  • Królestwo Niderlandówcountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Portuguese Holanda, Países Baixos
  • Holandacountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
  • Países Baixoscountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
  • Neerlândiacountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Punjabi ਨੀਦਰਲੈਂਡਜ਼
  • ਨੀਦਰਲੈਂਡਜ਼ (nīdralaiṇḍaz)country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Romanian Olanda, Țările de Jos
  • Olandacountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
  • Țările de Joscountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Russian Нидерла́нды, Голла́ндия
  • Нидерла́нды (Niderlándy)country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
  • Голла́ндия (Gollándija)country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Scottish Gaelic An Òlaind, Na Tìrean Ìsle
  • An Òlaindcountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
  • Na Tìrean Ìslecountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Slovak Holandsko
  • Holandskocountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Spanish Países Bajos, Holanda
  • Países Bajoscountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
  • Holandacountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Swahili Uholanzi
  • Uholanzicountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Swedish Nederländerna, Holland
  • Nederländernacountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
  • Hollandcountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Tagalog Olanda
  • Olandacountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Tamil நெதர்லாந்து
  • நெதர்லாந்து (netarlāntu)country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Thai เนเธอร์แลนด์, ฮอลแลนด์
  • เนเธอร์แลนด์ (nee-tə̂ə-lɛɛn)country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
  • ฮอลแลนด์ (hɔn-lɛɛn)country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
  • ฮอลันดา (hɔɔ-lan-daa)country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Turkish Hollanda
  • Hollandacountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Ukrainian Нідерла́нди, Голла́ндія
  • Нідерла́нди (Niderlándy)country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
  • Голла́ндія (Hollándija)country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Urdu نِیدَرْلَینْڈ, ہالَینْڈ
  • نِیدَرْلَینْڈ (nīdarlainḍ)country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
  • ہالَینْڈ (hālainḍ)country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
  • وَلَنْدیز (valandez)country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
  • ہولانْت (holānt)country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
  • وَلَنْدِسْتان (valandistān)country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
  • نیدَرْلینْڈ (nedarlenḍ)country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
  • نیدرلینڈزcountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Vietnamese Hà Lan
  • Hà Lancountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Welsh yr Iseldiroedd
  • yr Iseldiroeddcountry in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Yiddish האָלאַנד, נידערלאַנדן
  • האָלאַנד (holand)country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
  • נידערלאַנדן (niderlandn)country in northwestern Europe — see also Holland
Cite this entry
APA

netherlands. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/netherlands

MLA

“netherlands.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/netherlands. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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