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

¹

/ heɪɡ /

noun

1. Dutch names: 's Gravenhage.  Den Haag. 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)

Hague

²

/ heɪɡ /

noun

1. 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

It also went on to criticise the Hague for what it called "improper interference in the internal affairs of enterprises" and blamed it for "the current disruption of global production and supply chains".

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Wilders had led opinion polls going into Wednesday's election, but Rob Jetten succeeded in winning in some of the main Dutch cities including Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht with a positive campaign using a catchphrase of "Yes, we can".

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There was palpable excitement as party supporters gathered for the results at a hall in Leiden, a city between Amsterdam and The Hague.

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Gbagbo, who spent eight years in jail at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, was acquitted and returned home in 2021.

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Tens of thousands of climate protesters marched in The Hague Sunday, seeking to push the fight against climate change up the political agenda days ahead of an election dominated by immigration and housing.

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