Spanish Netherlands

proper noun

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.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalpluralplural onlyThe 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.

Translations

Dutch Spaanse Nederlanden
  • Spaanse Nederlandencountry
French Pays-Bas espagnols
  • Pays-Bas espagnolscountry
German Spanische Niederlande
  • Spanische Niederlandecountry
Spanish Países Bajos Españoles
  • Países Bajos Españolescountry
Cite this entry
APA

Spanish Netherlands. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Spanish%20Netherlands

MLA

“Spanish Netherlands.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Spanish%20Netherlands. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Spanish Netherlands,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Spanish%20Netherlands.

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