Hague

[ heyg ]

/ heɪg /

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noun

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

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Dutch Den Haag

[den hahkh], /dɛn ˈhɑx/, 's Gra·ven·hage

[skhrah-vuhn-hah-khuh] /ˌsxrɑ vənˈhɑ xə/ .

Words nearby Hague

hagiology, hagioscope, Hagler, hagridden, hagride, Hague, Hague Peace Conference, hagueton, Hague Tribunal, hah, ha-ha

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How to use Hague in a sentence

The sum, which is the fallout of a 10-year-long tax dispute, was awarded to Cairn as damages by an arbitration tribunal in the Hague last December.
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Hague, who came from an Irish Catholic family, reflected the origins of many urban political machines that grew out of working-class immigrant communities.
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The Hague convention on adoption was somewhat of a disaster.
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But these marchers were not in Syria or Iraq; they were in The Hague in The Netherlands.
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Obama started his springtime trip in the Netherlands, where he visited The Hague, seat of the International Court of Justice.
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Indeed, The Hague also witnessed another development, the latest meeting between President Obama and President Xi of China.
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Taking center stage in The Hague was the recreation of the G7 as a unified western bloc.
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Her palace at The Hague is pretty, but simple, while she finds the one in Amsterdam too large and too expensive for common use.
Ways of War and Peace|Delia Austrian
"At the Hague I expect to find something worth seeing," continued Mrs. Parkman.
Rollo in Holland|Jacob Abbott
At length the train arrived at the station for the Hague, and the whole party descended from the carriage.
Rollo in Holland|Jacob Abbott
As the princess was on her way to the Hague she was arrested and turned back by a free corps.
The Political History of England - Vol. X.|William Hunt
He unhesitatingly, and wisely, chose the embassy to the Hague.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 348|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Hague (1 of 2)

Hague¹

/ (heɪɡ) /

noun

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 Gravenhage, Den Haag

British Dictionary definitions for Hague (2 of 2)

Hague²

/ (heɪɡ) /

noun

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)

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