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

He died at the Hague before his trial ended.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

His career also included a stint as a lead war crimes prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal in The Hague.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Stationed in The Hague in 1658, he quietly pursued Royalist exiles at their local bookshop.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Colombo would follow the Hague Convention, the official added, noting it says that "a neutral power which receives on its territory troops belonging to the belligerent armies shall intern them".

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

There had been years when art filled Vincent’s life: beautiful paintings and drawings he had seen in The Hague, in London, in Brussels, and in Paris.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman