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The article for

Niederlande

die Niederlande plural only

Niederlande is a plural-only German noun with no singular form, so its article is always die.

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Meaning

[1] Land in Western Europe, a neighboring country in Germany

[1] Land in Westeuropa, ein Nachbarland Deutschlands

Examples

[1] Holland is actually only the name of a region in the Netherlands, but is also accepted as a synonym in the country itself

[1] Holland ist eigentlich nur der Name einer Region in den Niederlanden, wird aber auch im Land selbst als Synonym akzeptiert.

[1] Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands

[1] Amsterdam ist die Hauptstadt der Niederlande.
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These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "Parts of the Netherlands, such as almost the entire province of Flevoland, were removed from the sea by land extraction" "

[1] „Teile der Niederlande, wie zum Beispiel fast die gesamte Provinz Flevoland, wurden durch Landgewinnung dem Meer abgewonnen.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ — die Niederlande
Genitiv — der Niederlande
Dativ — den Niederlanden
Akkusativ — die Niederlande

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