Hague
[heyg]
noun
The, a city in the W Netherlands, near the North Sea: site of the government, royal residence, and of the International Court of Justice.
Dutch Den Haag, 's Gravenhage.
South Holland
noun
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Hague
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The Hague
[(hayg)]
Note
The city is frequently the site of international conferences.
Note
The International Court of Justice and the Permanent Court of Arbitration are both housed in the city in the Peace Palace, which was built to fulfill the dream that The Hague might become the neutral capital of the world.
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