# The Hague

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ðə ˈhæɡ/

## Definitions
1. A city, the capital of South Holland, Netherlands; the administrative capital of the Netherlands.
2. A municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.
3. The International Criminal Court or International Court of Justice.

## Etymology
From the French translation (confused with La Hague) of Dutch Den Haag, short form of 's-Gravenhage, from Middle Dutch des Graven hage (1400s), literally, "the Count's hedge[-enclosed hunting grounds]",

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/the-hague