No. 5,720 in Dutch
nederlanden
"Nederlanden" means "Low Countries," historically referring to a region in Western Europe, including modern-day Netherlands and Belgium.
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De Verenigde Nederlanden vormden een belangrijke economische en culturele macht in de 17e eeuw.
The United Netherlands formed an important economic and cultural power in the 17th century.
Refers to the historical confederation of provinces in the 17th century.
De Koninklijke Bibliotheek bevat veel documenten uit de historie van de Nederlanden.
The Royal Library contains many documents from the history of the Netherlands.
Used to denote the collective regions comprising the historical Low Countries.
Er wordt veel onderzoek gedaan naar de dialecten in de Nederlanden.
Much research is conducted on the dialects in the Netherlands.
Referring to the various regions and their dialectical differences within the Low Countries.
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