2006-06-23 01:42:09 · 9 answers · asked by Ramesh B 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
The country is not Netherlands. The Netherlands are several countries together in that region.
2006-06-23 01:46:14 · answer #1 · answered by Jenn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A trend I notice is that when you use the official country name, such as the Republic of _________ , or the United States it is prefaced with the, but the nickname or shortened name is not proceeded by the, such as in Germany, or America. The Netherlands is an official name while Holland is a commonly used substitute for the country name. I don't know how prevalant my observation is, but it seems to work for many countries.
2006-06-23 12:52:21 · answer #2 · answered by M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Netherland means "The low Land Countries" That's the reason my friend.
2006-06-23 11:09:01 · answer #3 · answered by head_blown_apart 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Netherlands is another way of saying "low countries" so the prefix "The" makes it "The Low countries". Its considered low because much of the land is below sea-level.
2006-06-23 08:50:03 · answer #4 · answered by blokeman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe it is because it is shortened from the full name, given it is translated to English as : the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
(Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
2006-06-23 08:50:41 · answer #5 · answered by sspyndel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because it just sounds better. which sounds better: the netherlands, or netherlands?
and you're talking about the netherlands, like the land.
2006-06-23 08:47:11 · answer #6 · answered by Claire ☺ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Or The United States?
The name is plural. England is not plural, niether is Mexico or Isreal.
2006-06-23 08:47:54 · answer #7 · answered by mobetter11 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds better that way.
2006-06-23 09:56:21 · answer #8 · answered by Vagabond5879 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yea...what she said
2006-06-23 08:47:07 · answer #9 · answered by A.Marie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋