Hague (h?g), The or ‘s Gra·ven·ha·ge (skrä?v?n-hä?g?, sKHrä?v?n-hä?KH?) The de facto capital of the Netherlands, in the western part of the country near the North Sea. The Hague grew around a palace built c. 1250 by William of Holland (1228-1256) and is today the seat of the country’s legislature and supreme court and of the International Court of Justice.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Hague (he??) n (Placename) The Hague the 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 Gravenhage or Den Haag Hague (he??) n (Biography) 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)Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014Hague (he?g) n. The, a city in the W Netherlands, near the North Sea: site of the government and the royal residence. 444,313. Dutch, Den Haag , ‘s Gravenhage. Compare Amsterdam. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.