Hague

//heɪɡ// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of The Hague. alt-of, nonstandard

    "HIS Majeſty being earneſtly Entreated by the States of Holland, and the Confederate Princes in Germany, &c. to meet at a General Congreſs, to be held at the Hague, in order to Concert matters for the next Campaign, was pleaſed to Condeſcend to their Requeſt, and hazard His Royal Perſon by Sea, (though in the depth of Winter) His Noble Zeal for the Good of us in particular, and Europe in general, ſurmounting all thoſe Difficulties: […]"

  3. 3
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Alachua County, Florida.
  4. 4
    A place in the United States:; A town in Warren County, New York, named after The Hague.
  5. 5
    A place in the United States:; A minor city in Emmons County, North Dakota, named after The Hague.
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  1. 6
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Westmoreland County, Virginia.
  2. 7
    A town in the Rural Municipality of Rosthern, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  3. 8
    Shortened or attributive form of The Hague.

    "Hague tribunals; Hague announces plans to reduce homelessness"

Synonyms

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den haags gravenhage

Example

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"She doesn't live in The Hague, but in Rotterdam."

Etymology

* As an English surname, variant of Haigh. * As an Irish surname, variant of Haig.

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