Hague

[ heyg ]

noun

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

Hague

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/ heɪɡ /

noun

1. 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 GravenhageDen Haag

Hague

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/ heɪɡ /

noun

1. Hague William Jefferson1961MBritishPOLITICS: politicianWRITING: biographer 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)

Example Sentences

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.

From Quartz

Hague, who came from an Irish Catholic family, reflected the origins of many urban political machines that grew out of working-class immigrant communities.

From Washington Post

The Hague convention on adoption was somewhat of a disaster.

From The Daily Beast

But these marchers were not in Syria or Iraq; they were in The Hague in The Netherlands.

From The Daily Beast

Obama started his springtime trip in the Netherlands, where he visited The Hague, seat of the International Court of Justice.

From The Daily Beast

Indeed, The Hague also witnessed another development, the latest meeting between President Obama and President Xi of China.

From The Daily Beast

Taking center stage in The Hague was the recreation of the G7 as a unified western bloc.

From The Daily Beast

Her palace at The Hague is pretty, but simple, while she finds the one in Amsterdam too large and too expensive for common use.

From Project Gutenberg

"At the Hague I expect to find something worth seeing," continued Mrs. Parkman.

From Project Gutenberg

At length the train arrived at the station for the Hague, and the whole party descended from the carriage.

From Project Gutenberg

As the princess was on her way to the Hague she was arrested and turned back by a free corps.

From Project Gutenberg

He unhesitatingly, and wisely, chose the embassy to the Hague.

From Project Gutenberg