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Bonaire

(Encyclopedia)Bonaire bônĕrˈ [key], island (1990 est. pop. 11,000), 112 sq mi (290 sq km), a special municipality of the Netherlands, in the West Indies off the coast of Venezuela. It was formerly part of the Ne...

Saba, island, West Indies

(Encyclopedia)Saba säˈbə [key], island (1990 est. pop. 1,100), 5 sq mi (13 sq km), a special municipality of the Netherlands, one of the NW Leeward Islands, West Indies. It was formerly part of the Netherlands A...

Saint Eustatius

(Encyclopedia)Saint Eustatius sānt yo͞ostāˈshəs [key], island (1989 pop. 1,861), 8 sq mi (20.7 sq km), a special municipality of the Netherlands, one of the Leeward Islands, West Indies. Called Statia by its i...

Emmen, city, Netherlands

(Encyclopedia)Emmen ĕmˈən [key], city, Drenthe prov., NE Netherlands. Manufactures include textiles and ...

Groningen, province, Netherlands

(Encyclopedia)Groningen grōˈnĭng-ən [key], province, c.900 sq mi (2,330 sq km), NE Netherlands, bordering on ...

Groningen, city, Netherlands

(Encyclopedia)Groningen, city, capital of Groningen prov., NE Netherlands. It is an important trade and transportation center. Manufactures include clothing, food pro...

Amsterdam, city, Netherlands

(Encyclopedia)Amsterdam ămˈstərdămˌ, Dutch ämstərdämˈ [key], city (2021 pop. 1,157,519), constitutional capital and largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Nort...

Flushing, city, Netherlands

(Encyclopedia)Flushing, Netherlands: see Vlissingen. ...

Netherlands East Indies

(Encyclopedia)Netherlands East Indies: see Indonesia. ...

Netherlands New Guinea

(Encyclopedia)Netherlands New Guinea: see Papua.