What is another word for The Hague?

Pronunciation: [ðə hˈe͡ɪɡ] (IPA)

The Hague, the third-largest city in the Netherlands, has several synonyms that are commonly used. It is often called 's-Gravenhage, which is the city's official name. The Hague is also known as 'Den Haag' and 'La Haye', its Dutch and French names respectively. The city is a hub for international organizations, and an alternative synonym that is used is the International City of Peace and Justice. This nickname derives from the fact that it houses the Peace Palace, which hosts several international courts of justice. The Hauge also goes by the name 'City of Royals' as it is home to several royal palaces.

What are the hypernyms for The hague?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with The hague

  • Today's date, the eighteenth of May, should sometime become an occasion of great international celebration, for on this day ten years ago the first Peace Conference opened at The Hague.
    Fredrik Bajer
  • I visited the Gymnasium in The Hague and passed my final examination (in the sciences section) in 1943.
    Simon van der Meer
  • The following year, after I had prepared my draft, the Conference of the Interparliamentary Union at The Hague decided to set up a special commission to study the problem seriously.
    Ludwig Quidde
  • The secondary attack was made against The Hague. Its aim was to get a hold upon the Dutch capital, and in particular to capture the Government offices and the Service headquarters.
    Kurt Student
  • Finally, it would be a masterstroke if those great powers honestly bent on peace would form a League of Peace, not only to keep the peace among themselves, but to prevent, by force if necessary, its being broken by others. The supreme difficulty in connection with developing the peace work of The Hague arises from the lack of any executive power, of any police power to enforce the decrees of the court. In any community of any size the authority of the courts rests upon actual or potential force: on the existence of a police, or on the knowledge that the able-bodied men of the country are both ready and willing to see that the decrees of judicial and legislative bodies are put into effect.
    Theodore Roosevelt

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