the Netherlands Antilles a group of islands, including Bonaire and Curaçao, in the Caribbean Sea, which belong to the Netherlands. Population: 200,000 (1995). Capital: Willemstad.
a country in northwest Europe which is a member of the EU . Population: 16,150,511 (2003). The capital is Amsterdam, but the government is based in The Hague. Most of the country is flat and large parts of it are below sea level. British and American people often call the country HOLLAND, but this is not officially correct because HOLLAND is only one part of the Netherlands.People from the Netherlands are called DUTCH .
an industrial centre and the nominal capital of the Netherlands; centre of the diamond-cutting industry; seat of an important stock exchange; known for its canals and art museum