Holland

/ˈhɒ.lənd/ name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Common ·High school level

Meaning at a glance

  • Primary sense: A type of linen cloth, originally from Holland.
  • Grammar: holland is listed as name, noun, slang.
  • Nearest alternatives: dutch land, dutch nation, dutch region, family name.
  • Useful contrasts: given name, surname.
  • Usage evidence: In this paper, I compare the folklores of Germany and Holland.

How to use "holland"

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  2. Compare nearby synonyms to make sure "holland" carries the exact meaning, tone, and strength you need.
  3. Use the example sentence as a context check. If your sentence uses the word differently, confirm that the grammar still fits.

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A type of linen cloth, originally from Holland. countable, historical, uncountable

    "I am convinced that many if not all the Quality in France were shirts of the finest holand, for tho' I never saw of them strip I have seen what is an equivalent proof, I have seen on the Bulwarks of Paris above twenty entire shirts hanging to dry that the best Gentlemen in England might wear without disparagement."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A traditional region of the Netherlands formed by two modern provinces, North Holland and South Holland.

    "Serious as was the flood damage in England, the bursting of some of the dykes on the coast of Holland resulted in an even more widespread and devastating inundation."

  2. 2
    A geographic area, one of the three traditional divisions of the county of Lincolnshire, England; also called the Parts of Holland.
  3. 3
    the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe). informal, metonymically, proscribed
  4. 4
    An English habitational surname from Middle English for someone from any of the various places in England named Holland.
  5. 5
    An English habitational surname from Middle English for someone from the Netherlands.
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Synonyms

All synonyms
dutch landdutch nationdutch regionfamily nameforenamegeographic region

Antonyms

given namesurname

Example

"In this paper, I compare the folklores of Germany and Holland."

Common questions

What does "holland" mean?

A type of linen cloth, originally from Holland.

What is a synonym for "holland"?

Common synonyms include: dutch land, dutch nation, dutch region, family name, forename, geographic region.

How do you use "holland" in a sentence?

In this paper, I compare the folklores of Germany and Holland.

How do you pronounce "holland"?

Pronounced /ˈhɒ.lənd/.

Etymology

Etymology 1

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 low-lying geography of both the Dutch and the English region (Holland, Lincolnshire).

Etymology 2

From Old English hoh land (“spur land”).

Etymology 3

After Holland, where it originally came from. From Old Dutch holt lant (“wood land”).

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