The Hague

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

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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

A two-hour drive brought us instead into the streets of The Hague.

From Literature

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

From Los Angeles Times

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

From The Wall Street Journal

Duterte was apprehended at Manila airport after arriving from Hong Kong and hours later was flown to The Hague, where he is detained to this day.

From BBC

The 80-year-old will not be present at the hearing in The Hague after the court granted a defence request to waive his right to appear, despite judges ruling that he was fit to take part.

From Barron's