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Países Bajos

/paˌises ˈbaxos/

proper noun/paˌises ˈbaxos/

Netherlands (the main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium); Netherlands (a country in Western Europe, consisting of four constituent countries: the Netherlands per se, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten the Kingdom of the Netherlands)

Synonyms: Holanda

From país (“country”) + bajos (“low”), a calque of Dutch Nederland. Compare French Pays-Bas.