The Hague

1. Seat of the government of The Netherlands, located in the western Netherlands, near the North Sea.

The city is frequently the site of international conferences.

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.

Example Sentences

Ahead of the verdict, a small group of Darfuris waited patiently to enter the court, in the Dutch city of The Hague.

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There were protests in other European cities, too, from The Hague to Madrid.

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One of the boys allegedly walked past the offices of Europol, Eurojust and the Canadian embassy in The Hague carrying a "wi-fi sniffer" - a device designed to identify and intercept wi-fi networks.

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The three military-led countries issued a joint statement, saying they would not recognise the authority of the United Nations' top court, based in The Hague.

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Dutch police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse violent anti-immigration protesters in The Hague on Saturday.

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