Netherlands, The — officially Kingdom of The Netherlands byname Holland Country, northwestern Europe. Area: 16,033 sq mi (41,526 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 16,142,000. Capital: Amsterdam; Seat of Government: The Hague. Most of the people are Dutch. Languages:… … Universalium
Netherlands — Netherlander /nedh euhr lan deuhr, leuhn /, n. Netherlandian, adj. /nedh euhr leuhndz/, n. the, (used with a sing. or pl. v.) a kingdom in W Europe, bordering on the North Sea, Germany, and Belgium. 15,653,091; 13,433 sq. mi. (34,790 sq. km).… … Universalium
Netherlands — The CURRENCY of the country is the Netherlands Guilder. The corresponding SWIFT code is NLG … International financial encyclopaedia
Netherlands — /ˈnɛðələndz/ (say nedhuhluhndz) noun the, a kingdom in north western Europe on the North Sea, bordered by Germany and Belgium. 33 939 km2. Language: Dutch. Currency: euro (formerly, Netherlands guilder). Capital: Amsterdam, with the seat of… …
Netherlands Antillean guilder — Antilliaanse gulden (Dutch) … Wikipedia
Guilder — is the English translation of the Dutch gulden from Old Dutch for golden . The guilder originated as a gold coin (hence the name) but has been a common name for a silver or base metal coin for some centuries. The name has often been… … Wikipedia
Netherlands Antilles — Nederlandse Antillen (Dutch) Antia Hulandes (Papiamento) Former constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands … Wikipedia
Netherlands Antilles — Netherlands Antillean. a Netherlands overseas territory in the Caribbean Sea, N and NE of Venezuela; includes the islands of Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, and St. Eustatius, and the S part of St. Martin: considered an integral part of the Dutch… … Universalium
guilder — ► NOUN (pl. same or guilders) 1) the basic monetary unit of the Netherlands, equal to 100 cents. 2) historical a gold or silver coin formerly used in the Netherlands, Germany, and Austria. ORIGIN Dutch, from gulden golden … English terms dictionary
guilder — [gil′dər] n. [ME gilder, altered < MDu gulden: see GULDEN] 1. the former basic monetary unit of the Netherlands, superseded in 2002 by the EURO 2. the basic monetary unit of Suriname: see the table of monetary units in the Reference Supplement … English World dictionary
Netherlands Indies gulden — The gulden was the unit of account of the Dutch East Indies from 1602 under the United East India Company (VOC), following Dutch practice first adopted in the 15th century (gulden coins were not minted in the Netherlands between 1558 and 1681 and … Wikipedia