Definitions for hague
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1. Hague

   The Hague ( HAYG; Dutch: Den Haag [dɛn ˈɦaːx] (listen) or 's‑Gravenhage [ˌsxraːvə(n)ˈɦaːɣə] (listen)) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital of the Netherlands is Amsterdam, The Hague has been described as the country's de facto capital. The Hague is also the capital of the province of South Holland, and the city hosts both the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court. With a population of over half a million, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam. The Hague is the core municipality of the Greater The Hague urban area, which comprises the city itself and its suburban municipalities, containing over 800,000 people, making it the third-largest urban area in the Netherlands, again after the urban areas of Amsterdam and Rotterdam. The Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area, with a population of approximately 2.6 million, is one of the largest metropolitan areas in Europe and the most populous in the country; the area holds the Rotterdam The Hague Airport. Situated on the west coast of the Netherlands, The Hague lies at the southwest corner of the larger Randstad conurbation, one of the largest conurbations in Europe. The Hague is the seat of the Cabinet, the States General, the Supreme Court and the Council of State of the Netherlands, but the city is not the constitutional capital, which is Amsterdam. King Willem-Alexander lives in the Huis ten Bosch and works at the Noordeinde Palace in The Hague, together with Queen Máxima. Most foreign embassies in the Netherlands are located in the city. The Hague is also home to the headquarters of many Dutch companies, with Shell plc having major offices in the city as well. The Royal Library of the Netherlands is located there as well. The Hague is known as the home of international law and arbitration. The International Court of Justice, the main judicial arm of the United Nations, is located in the city, as are the International Criminal Court, the Permanent Court of Arbitration, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, Europol, and approximately 200 other international governmental organizations.

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1. Hague

   Hague is a small rural town in Saskatchewan, Canada, located approximately 40 kilometers north of Saskatoon. Hague was established in the late nineteenth century as a Mennonite community farming the fertile land in the area. Hague is growing due to its relatively low cost of living compared to Saskatoon. However, the town's connection to the farming community remains strong. Hague has a school, arena, grocery store, hardware store, Credit Union, post office, two restaurants, three gas stations, and a vehicle dealership named Valley Ford. Construction on Highway 11 North was completed July 2011, twinning the Highway between Hague and Saskatoon.

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1. hague

   A little hand-gun of former times.

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1. Hague

   Properly, according to the Dutch name of the place, Gravenhaag, the ancient seat of the Gravs or Counts of Holland.

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1. HAGUE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hague is ranked #4960 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Hague surname appeared 7,093 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Hague.
   
   64.6% or 4,587 total occurrences were White.
   27.2% or 1,936 total occurrences were Asian.
   2.6% or 191 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.6% or 189 total occurrences were Black.
   2.2% or 158 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.4% or 32 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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1. Alex

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   Daniel

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hague in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hague in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of hague in a Sentence

1. Vojislav Seselj:

   If the government extradites me, then I will serve my time. I am not going back to The Hague voluntarily.

2. Hugo Swire:

   We make it clear to the Chinese that we can only do these kinds of deals in an open and transparent way under an international rules-based system, under the international rules-based system on which the world depends, we would expect the ruling from The Hague to be adhered to by all parties concerned, whichever way it goes and we would stand by others, including the United States, whichever way that ruling goes.

3. William Cheung:

   I think the dispute is still posing large uncertainties to the management of resources and conservation of ecosystems in the South China Sea, after the Hague ruling, the PRC (People's Republic of China) disputes the validity of the ruling. It means that cooperation between the countries bordering the South China Sea in managing the ecosystems is still challenging.

4. Ukrainian President Poroshenko:

   We are going to file a suit to the Hague tribunal, which must investigate into these crimes against humanity, it is a test for humanity and moral dignity. Because turning a blind eye to such horrible and shameful crimes means indulging terrorists and aggressors and violating high European values for which Ukrainians are suffering and dying.

5. Klaus Botzet:

   A joint Western, a joint world opinion, matters also for Beijing, if we unanimously support that international law as formulated by the international tribunal in the Hague ... needs to be upheld, that’s a very strong message and will be very difficult to ignore.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hague
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=hague
3. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
4. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=hague
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html