Pays-Bas

See also: Pays Bas

French

Etymology

From pays (land, country) + bas (low, nether), a calque of Dutch Nederland. Compare Spanish Países Bajos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛ.i.ba/, /pɛ.i.bɑ/, /pe.i.ba/, /pe.i.bɑ/
  • (file)

Proper noun

les Pays-Bas m pl (plural only)

  1. the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe)

See also

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