La Haye

French

Etymology

From Middle French, from the noun haye (modern haie), a calque of Middle Dutch die Haghe (modern Dutch Den Haag), from haghe (“enclosure”).

Pronunciation
  • (aspirated h)IPA(key): /la ɛ/
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Proper noun

La Haye f

  1. The Hague (the administrative capital of the Netherlands)

Descendants
  • → Arabic: لَاهاي (lāhāy)
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