(plural only, historical) The southern part of the Low Countries (modern Netherlands and Belgium) during and after the Eighty Years' War, ruled by Spain and lasting from 1581 to 1713.

A monarchy consisting of the Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten.

The three special municipalities of the Netherlands that are located in the Caribbean: Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba.

(historical) A former autonomous country in the Caribbean, within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, composed of the islands of Aruba, Curaçao, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, Saba and Sint Maarten, dissolved in 2010.

(historical) A colony of the Netherlands: A Dutch colonial province along the east coast of North America, capital New Amsterdam

colonial territory of the Netherlands, present-day West Papua or Western New Guinea.