Hague
pronunciation
How to pronounce Hague in British English:
UK [heiɡ]
How to pronounce Hague in American English:
US [heɡ]
Word Origin
- Hague
- city in Netherlands, from Dutch Den Haag, short for 's Gravenhage, literally "the count's hedge" (i.e. the hedge-enclosed hunting grounds of the counts of Holland); see haw (n.). In French, it is La Haye.
Example
- 1. But the chief prosecutor at the hague war-crimes tribunal is not convinced .
- 2. He also faced charges in the hague , but his trial was suspended .
- 3. But the taylor trial was relocated to the hague for reasons of security .
- 4. Former bosnian serb leader radovan karadzic attends a hearing at the un war crimes tribunal in the hague .
- 5. This article is adapted from a speech she gave at the hague on december 8 2011 .