| 单词 | the netherlands |
| 释义 | The NetherlandsConstitutional monarchy in northwestern Europe, bordered by the North Sea to the west and north, Germany to the east, and Belgium to the south. Amsterdam is the constitutional capital, and The Hague is the seat of the government. The Netherlands are also popularly known as Holland, after a region of the country. notes for The NetherlandsHalf of the country lies below sea level. Much of this land has been reclaimed from the North Sea and is protected by dikes and irrigated by an intricate system of canals. notes for The NetherlandsDuring the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, The Netherlands established a powerful commercial and colonial empire. The Dutch Empire included the settlement of New Amsterdam, which later became New York, and the conquest of the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). notes for The NetherlandsThe sixteenth and seventeenth centuries also saw a flowering of Dutch painting by masters such as Rembrandt. notes for The NetherlandsDuring World War II, Germany invaded and occupied The Netherlands, exterminating most Dutch Jews (see also Jews). (See Anne Frank.) Words nearby The Netherlandsthenardite, Thenard's blue, thence, thenceforth, thenceforward, The Netherlands, Nigger of the Narcissus, The, “The Night Before Christmas”, Night Watch, The, The Nutcracker, nuts and bolts, the The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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