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Holland
proper noun
The Netherlands.
A region of the Netherlands formed by two provinces:
North Holland
and
South Holland
.
Translations:
Dutch: Holland
French: Hollande
German: Niederland, Niederlande, Holland, Hollande
Italian: Olanda
Spanish: Holanda
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Etymology:
From Old Dutch
holt lant
("wood land"). A popular but false etymology holds that it is derived from
hol land
("hollow land"), inspired by the lowland, low-lying geography of both the Netherlands, Dutch and the English region (Wikipedia:Holland, Lincolnshire, Holland, Lincolnshire).
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