Hague

American  

[heyg] / heɪg /

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.

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Hague ¹ British  

/ 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)

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Hague ² British  

/ 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)

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Example Sentences

In a statement published in a state newspaper it called on the International Court of Justice, which began hearings in The Hague on Monday, to "reach its judgement based on fact and settled law strictly within the framework of the Genocide Convention".

From Barron's

ICJ judges are hearing three weeks of testimony, which began in The Hague on Monday, as they weigh accusations by The Gambia that Myanmar committed genocide against the Rohingya in a 2017 crackdown.

From Barron's

"We don't just hope to get justice, we demand it and we would like to ask the court to take the actions against the Myanmar dictators, the leaders of the Myanmar military who committed the genocide," one survivor, Monaira, told the Reuters news agency outside the court in the Hague in the Netherlands.

From BBC

The 17th century masterpiece will be loaned to the Nakanoshima Museum of Art in Osaka in August and September while its home museum in The Hague is closed for renovations.

From Barron's

An AFP journalist in such a zone in The Hague reported loud bangs until around 3am.

From Barron's