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Hague
[ heyg ]
noun
- The, a city in the W Netherlands, near the North Sea: site of the government, royal residence, and of the International Court of Justice.
Hague
1/ ɪɡ /
noun
- The Haguethe seat of government of the Netherlands and capital of South Holland province, situated about 3 km (2 miles) from the North Sea. Pop: 464 000 (2003 est) Dutch names's GravenhageDen Haag
Hague
2/ ɪɡ /
noun
- Hague William Jefferson1961MBritishPOLITICS: politicianWRITING: biographer William Jefferson. born 1961, British politician; leader of the Conservative party (1997–2001); foreign secretary from 2010; as a writer he is noted for his biography of William Pitt the Younger (2004)
Example Sentences
The hearings at The Hague are expected to last for five days, though a ruling could take many months.
Ammar Hijazi, the Palestinian ambassador to International Organisations in The Hague, opened the hearings with a disturbing and graphic testimony.
But with statements live-streamed around the world from the Peace Palace, home to the ICJ in the Hague - the process is being used to highlight the wider concerns and context.
The idea of digital ID for all has long been backed by former Labour Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair and former Conservative leader William Hague.
Perhaps more significantly, South Africa formally accused Israel of genocide in January 2024, bringing charges in The Hague.
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