In this paper, I compare the folklores of Germany and Holland.
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Holland
/ˈhɒ.lənd/
Synonyms for "holland" (12 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (3)
Adjective(1 words)
dutch land
Noun(2 words)
dutch nationdutch region
Strong matches (3)
Noun(3 words)
Related words (6)
Noun(6 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: dutch land, dutch nation, dutch region, family name, forename.
- Sentence evidence is available for holland, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from derived_reverse, opengloss.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "holland".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "holland"
Keep "holland" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "holland" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "holland", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "holland" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
Translations
98 translations across 83 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- Holland name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Albanian
2 entries- Holanda name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
- Holandë name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Arabic
2 entries- هُولَنْدَا name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
- هُولَنْدَة name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Armenian
1 entries- Հոլանդիա name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
1 entries- ܗܘܿܠܵܢܕܵܐ name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- Hollandiya name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Belarusian
2 entries- Гала́ндыя name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
- Галя́ндыя name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Bengali
1 entries- হল্যান্ড name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Bulgarian
1 entries- Хола́ндия name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Burmese
1 entries- ဟော်လန် name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Catalan
1 entries- Holanda name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 荷蘭 /荷兰 name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 荷蘭 /荷兰 name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Corsican
2 entries- Olanda name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
- Ulanda name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Crimean Tatar
1 entries- Felemenk name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Czech
1 entries- Holandsko name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Danish
1 entries- Holland name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Dhivehi
1 entries- ހޮލެންޑު name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Dutch
1 entries- Holland name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Esperanto
1 entries- Holando name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Estonian
1 entries- Holland name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Faroese
1 entries- Háland name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Finnish
1 entries- Hollanti name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
French
1 entries- Hollande name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Galician
1 entries- Holanda name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Georgian
1 entries- ჰოლანდია name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
German
1 entries- Holland name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Greek
1 entries- Ολλανδία name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Hawaiian
1 entries- Hōlani name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Hebrew
1 entries- הוֹלַנד name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Hindi
1 entries- हॉलैंड name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Hungarian
1 entries- Hollandia name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Icelandic
1 entries- Holland name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Indonesian
1 entries- Holandia name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Irish
1 entries- An Ollainn name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Italian
1 entries- Olanda name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Japanese
2 entries- オランダ name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
- 蘭国 name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Kazakh
1 entries- Голландия name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Khmer
2 entries- ហូល name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
- ហូឡង់ name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Korean
2 entries- 홀란트 name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
- 화란 name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- Голландия name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Lao
1 entries- ໂຮນລັງ name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Latvian
1 entries- Holande name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Lithuanian
1 entries- Olandija name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Livonian
1 entries- Holand name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Macedonian
1 entries- Холандија name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Malay
2 entries- Belanda name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
- Holland name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Maltese
1 entries- l-Olanda name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Mongolian
1 entries- Голланд name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Māori
1 entries- Hōrana name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Northern Kurdish
2 entries- Holanda name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
- Holenda name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- Holland name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Occitan
1 entries- Olanda name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Pashto
1 entries- هالېنډ name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Persian
1 entries- هلند name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Hollaunt name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Polish
1 entries- Holandia name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Portuguese
1 entries- Holanda name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Romanian
1 entries- Olanda name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Russian
1 entries- Голла́ндия name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Scots
1 entries- Holland name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- Holàndija name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
- Хола̀ндија name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Slovak
1 entries- Holandsko name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Slovene
1 entries- Holandija name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Spanish
1 entries- Holanda name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Swahili
1 entries- Uholanzi name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Swedish
1 entries- Holland name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Tagalog
2 entries- Holland name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
- Olanda name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Tajik
1 entries- Ҳоланд name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Tamil
1 entries- ஹாலந்து name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Tatar
1 entries- Голландия name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Tetum
1 entries- Belanda name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Thai
2 entries- ฮอลันดา name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
- ฮอลแลนด์ name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Tibetan
1 entries- ཧོ་ལན name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Tongan
1 entries- Holani name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Turkish
1 entries- Hollanda name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Turkmen
1 entries- Gollandiýa name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Ukrainian
1 entries- Голла́ндія name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Urdu
4 entries- ولندستان name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
- ولندیز name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
- ہالینڈ name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
- ہولانت name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Uyghur
1 entries- گوللاندىيە name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Uzbek
1 entries- Gollandiya name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
West-Frisian
1 entries- Hollân name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Yiddish
1 entries- האָלאַנד name (region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
Go where you will in Holland, you will see windmills.
Source: tatoeba (64827)
He returned from Holland in June.
Source: tatoeba (288625)
Holland is a small country.
Source: tatoeba (486958)
Showing 4 of 13 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "holland"?
Closest matches include dutch land, dutch nation, dutch region, family name, forename.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "holland"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.