Hague

American  

[hayg] / 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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Hague

In a previous hearing in 2019, de facto civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi herself addressed the court, housed in the iconic Peace Palace in The Hague.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Lawyers say the seizure of the Professor Molchanov, and the landmark ruling in The Hague, paves the way for owners of other property expropriated by Russia to pursue compensation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

It wasn’t until April 2023 that an international arbitration tribunal in The Hague ruled that Gazprom had unlawfully expropriated Naftogaz’s Crimean assets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

The court, housed in a shiny glass building on the outskirts of The Hague, employs around 900 staff from 100 nationalities.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

In Paris, Vincent has done a complete turnaround from his days in The Hague as an atheist.

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

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