Instead, The Hague is likely a borrowing from Middle Dutch Die Haghe², with assimilation of the first element to the English definite article. ( ...

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The name "The Hague" is commonly used metonymically to refer to either of the international courts that reside in the city. The city has hosted several major ...

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The reason why we call it The Hague is because that it a direct translation of its name in Dutch - Den Haag. It has another name - 's-Gravenhage.

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“The Hague” is a direct Anglicization of the name of the city in Dutch: “Den Haag”. This name is actually a shortened form of an older name for ...

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The Dutch name is 's-Gravenhage, which means "The Hedge of the Count" or "The Woods of the Count", as it was the seat of the Counts of Holland ...

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3 days ago — The name "The Hague" recalls the hunting lodge of the counts of Holland, located in a woodland area called Haghe, or “hedge.” When did The Hague ...

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“The Hague” is the English term for the Dutch Den Haag, which is the shortened form of `s- Gravenhage, literally meaning “the count's hedge”. As such, the ...

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We get the official name Den Haag from Des Graven Hage, which means “the counts' hedge” and refers to the fact that Dutch noblemen once used the land for ...

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Originating from Dutch Den Haag, short for 's Gravenhage meaning "the count's hedge," The Hague is a city in the Netherlands, known as La Haye in French.

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Over time, locals shortened it to Den Haag, which simply means "The Hedge" or "The Enclosure." The 'Den' in Dutch is equivalent to 'The' in ...

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