Holland

holland English <dab!> Etymology 1 en Dutch :der odt:<alt:holt lant><ety:af<holt<id:woods>><lant>> 1 From en odt holt lant wood land. A popular but false etymology holds that it is derived from en hol land hollow land, inspired by the low-lying geography of both the Dutch and the English region (Holland, Lincolnshire). en balanda (“white, European” Australian Aboriginal English among Australian Aboriginals). Pronunciation en /ˈhɒ.lənd/ RP en /ˈhɑ.lənd/ GA en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Holland.wav Southern England en ɒlənd 2 en Hol land Proper noun en Q65en historical province c/Netherlands. en Q29999en metonymy informal proscribed see usage notes en country r/Western Europe the Netherlands +,the Netherlands 1. en Q212278en historical kingdom cont/Europe. en Q762943en historical county c/Holy Roman Empire. en English habitational Middle English for someone from the Netherlands. en number of places c/USA: en minor city co/Faulkner County s/Arkansas. en ucomm co/Chattooga County s/Georgia. en town twp:Suf/Cass co/Dubois County s/Indiana. en minor city co/Grundy County s/Iowa. en ucomm co/Dickinson County s/Kansas. en ucomm co/Allen County s/Kentucky. en town/and/CDP therein, in co/Hampden County s/Massachusetts. en twp co/Missaukee County s/Michigan. en twp co/Ottawa County s/Michigan. en city co/Ottawa County,Allegan County s/Michigan. en twp co/Kandiyohi County s/Minnesota. en minor city co/Pipestone County s/Minnesota. en neighbourhood city/Minneapolis s/Minnesota. en town co/Pemiscot County s/Missouri. en twp co/Hunterdon County s/New Jersey. en ucomm twp:Suf/Middletown co/Monmouth County s/New Jersey. en town/hamlet/and/CDP co/Erie County s/New York. TopoZone: Holland, New York en ucomm co/Wake County s/North Carolina. en village twp:Suf/Springfield co/Lucas County s/Ohio. en ucomm twp:Suf/Northampton co/Bucks County s/Pennsylvania. en city co/Bell County s/Texas. en town co/Orleans County s/Vermont. en town co/Brown County s/Wisconsin. en town co/La Crosse County s/Wisconsin. en town co/Sheboygan County s/Wisconsin. en comm rurmun/Victoria p/Manitoba c/Canada. en southern suburb town/Oxted dist/Tandridge co/Surrey cc/England OS grid ref TQ4050. en settlement on isl/Papa Westray carea/Orkney Islands cc/Scotland OS grid ref HY4851. Usage notes Outside the Netherlands, and even sometimes in the Netherlands itself, the term Holland often refers to the Netherlands as a whole. This use is often regarded as incorrect by Dutch people and may sometimes be considered insensitive, especially by residents of the other provinces of the Netherlands. It is somewhat similar to referring to the United Kingdom as “England”. In the context of sports matches, people from the Netherlands do often use Holland themselves for the country as a whole. Derived terms en go Holland Great Holland Holland Arms Hollandic Hollandish Hollandistan Hollandization Hollandize Holland-on-Sea Hollandophile Holland Park Holland Patent Hollands Diep Hook of Holland Kingdom of Holland New Holland North Holland Parts of Holland South Holland Up Holland,Upholland White Holland Descendants th ฮอลแลนด์ 1 Translations Q55 region of the Netherlands Netherlands Afrikaans: af Holland Albanian: sq Holandë f indefinite, sq Holanda f definite Arabic: ar هُولَنْدَا f holandā, ar هُولَنْدَة f holanda Aramaic: Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: aii ܗܘܿܠܵܢܕܵܐ f hōlandā Armenian: hy Հոլանդիա Azerbaijani: az Hollandiya Belarusian: be Гала́ндыя f, be Галя́ндыя f Bengali: bn হল্যান্ড Bulgarian: bg Хола́ндия f Burmese: my ဟော်လန် Catalan: ca Holanda f Chinese: Cantonese: yue 荷蘭 ho4 laan4-1 Mandarin: cmn 荷蘭 Hélán Corsican: co Ulanda f, co Olanda f Crimean Tatar: crh Felemenk Czech: cs Holandsko n Danish: da Holland n Dhivehi: dv ހޮލެންޑު Dutch: nl Holland n Esperanto: eo Holando Estonian: et Holland Faroese: fo Háland n Finnish: fi Hollanti French: fr Hollande f Frisian: North Frisian: Halligen frr Hollöön, Heligoland frr Hollun, Öömrang frr Holun West Frisian: fy Hollân Galician: gl Holanda f Georgian: ka ჰოლანდია German: de Holland n Greek: el Ολλανδία f Hawaiian: haw Hōlani Hebrew: he הוֹלַנד f hóland Hindi: hi हॉलैंड m Hungarian: hu Hollandia Icelandic: is Holland n Indonesian: id Holandia Irish: ga Ollainn f An Ollainn Italian: it Olanda f Japanese: ja オランダ Oranda, rare ja 蘭国 らんこく, Rankoku Kazakh: kk Голландия Khmer: km ហូឡង់, km ហូល Korean: ko ^홀란트, ko ^화란(和蘭) dated Kurdish: Northern Kurdish: kmr Holenda, kmr Holanda Kyrgyz: ky Голландия Lao: lo ໂຮນລັງ Latvian: lv Holande f Lithuanian: lt Olandija f Livonian: liv Holand Macedonian: mk Холандија f Malay: ms Holland, ms Belanda Maltese: mt Olanda f l-Olanda Māori: mi Hōrana Mongolian: Cyrillic: mn Голланд Norwegian: Bokmål: nb Holland n Occitan: oc Olanda f Pashto: ps هالېنډ m hālenḍ Persian: fa هلند holand Plautdietsch: pdt Hollaunt n Polish: pl Holandia f Portuguese: pt Holanda f Romanian: ro Olanda f Russian: ru Голла́ндия f Scots: sco Holland Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh Хола̀ндија f Latin: sh Holàndija f Slovak: sk Holandsko n Slovene: sl Holandija f Spanish: es Holanda f Swahili: sw Uholanzi Swedish: sv Holland n Tagalog: tl Olanda, tl Holland Tajik: tg Ҳоланд Tamil: ta ஹாலந்து Tatar: tt Голландия Tetum: tet Belanda Thai: th ฮอลแลนด์, th ฮอลันดา Tibetan: bo ཧོ་ལན Tongan: to Holani Turkish: tr Hollanda Turkmen: tk Gollandiýa Ukrainian: uk Голла́ндія f Urdu: ur ہالینڈ m holainḍ, ur ولندیز valandez, ur ہولانت holānt, ur ولندستان valandistān Uyghur: ug گوللاندىيە Uzbek: uz Gollandiya Yiddish: yi האָלאַנד n See also en Dutch en Netherlands References Etymology 2 Most commonly derived from en ang hoh land spur land. However, on the basis of the topographical inappropriateness of this name and early forms, Coates and Breeze (2000) argued that the first element is a en cel-bry-pro haiw- marsh, swamp. Pronunciation en /ˈhɒlənd/ RP hŏlʹənd GA, en /ˈhɑlənd/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Holland.wav Southern England en ɒlənd 2 en Hol land Proper noun en A <<geographic area>>, one of the three <<former division:traditional divisions>> of the <<co:pref/Lincolnshire>>, <<cc/England>>; also called the Parts of Holland. en English habitational Middle English for someone from any of the various places in England named Holland. en terms suffixed with -land Danish da: Etymology da :bor nl:Holland Borrowed from da nl Holland, probably = da odt holt wood + odt lant land. Pronunciation da [ˈhʌˌlanˀ] Proper noun da proper noun da Holland Q65 da common often proscribed da Holland Q29999 Synonyms da Kongeriget Nederlandene da Nederland da Nederlandene Related terms da hollandsk da hollænder Dutch nl: Etymology nl :inh dum:Hollant From nl dum Hollant, from nl odt *Holtland (sometimes found in Latin texts), from odt holt wood + odt lant land. A popular but false etymology holds that it is derived from en hol land hollow land, inspired by the low-lying geography of the Dutch region. nl Blanda. Pronunciation nl /ˈɦɔlɑnt/ nl Nl-Holland.ogg nl Hol land Proper noun n Hollands Hollander Hollandse nl Holland Q65 nl Holland is sterk verstedelijkt. Holland is highly urbanised. nl In de Republiek was Holland het dominante gewest. Holland was the dominant province in the Dutch Republic. in patriotic contexts nl Holland Q29999 nl Ik hou van Holland. I love the Netherlands. When cheering for a sports team: nl Hup Holland hup! Go Netherlands go! nl Ik hou van Holland nl Willy Schootemeijer w:Joseph Schmidt 1937 Ik hou van Holland, landje aan de Zuiderzee / Een stukje Holland draag ik in m'n hart steeds mee / Daar waar die molens draaien in hun forse kracht / En waar de bollen bloeien in hun schoonste pracht I love the Netherlands, little country by the Zuiderzee / A little piece of the Netherlands I always carry in my heart / There where those windmills turn in their mighty power / And where the bulbs bloom in their most beautiful splendour nl w:Annie M.G. Schmidt w:Harry Bannink Vluchten kan niet meer w:Jenny Arean; nl Frans Halsema 1972 Hier in Holland sterft de laatste vlinder / op de allerlaatste bloem / en alle muziek die overblijft / is de supersonische boem Here in the Netherlands, the last butterfly / dies on the very last flower / and all music that remains / is the supersonic boom nl mostly in _ Belgium _ and Suriname somewhat informal proscribed the Netherlands as a whole nl Hij is voor zijn werk naar Holland geëmigreerd. He has emigrated to Holland for his job. nl Nederland Blanda Suriname nl w:Thea Doelwijt 1969 Wajono Paramaribo Eldorado 24 Meneer Keller lachte. - Hier is geen Holland, zei hij. - Mi sabi, mi sabi, zei Joyce ongeduldig. Ik wil ook niet, dat Suriname Holland wordt. Ik hou van dit land zoals het is. Mr Keller laughed. "Here, it's not the Netherlands", he said. "I know, I know", Joyce said impatiently. "I don't want Suriname to become the Netherlands either. I love this country the way it is. (...)" https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/doel004wajo01_01/doel004wajo01_01_0004.php https://web.archive.org/web/20251003182607/https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/doel004wajo01_01/doel004wajo01_01_0004.php 3 October 2025 Usage notes People in the Netherlands in Dutch generally do not call their country nl Holland, especially not if they live outside the two provinces of that name. It can be seen as reinforcing Hollandic political and/or cultural dominance, which might be a sensitive subject for some, although unlikely to cause serious offence. However, the term is more widely used to mean “Netherlands” in international contexts, such as in international shipping, and it is also widespread in sports. In Belgium and Suriname Holland is very frequently used as a pars pro toto for the Netherlands, but this is somewhat less common in edited writing and in formal spoken language, where it may be consciously avoided. Alternative forms nl Hollant obsolete Derived terms nl hollanditis Holland op zijn smalst Hollands Hollands welvaren Noord-Holland Zuid-Holland hollandiseren hollandisme hier is geen Holland Descendants jvd Hollaan gmw-jdt Hôl-läänt jvn Holan 1 kww hollan 1 pt holanda Holanda 1 References holland Estonian et: Pronunciation hol*and et olˑɑnd 2 et Hol land Proper noun Hollandi Hollandit et Netherlands Q29999 et Madalmaad et Holland Q65 Declension Holland i sg Derived terms et hollandlane hollandi keel See also References German de: Etymology From de gmh Hollant, from de odt Hollant. Pronunciation de /ˈhɔlant/ de De-Holland.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de ant 2 Proper noun toponym de Holland Q65 de 1873 Wiener Weltausstellung 1873. Special-Catalog der Ausstellung des Königreichs der Niederlande nebst einem Uebersichtsplan dieser Ausstellung 24 Die schönsten Weiden findet man in den beiden Hollanden und in Friesland. de 1885 Jahresbericht über die Leistungen auf dem Gebiete der Veterinär-Medicin. Vierter Jahrgang (Jahr 1884) 36 In jenen Provinzen, besonders den beiden Hollanden und Friesland, wo sehr grosse Landesstrecken nur aus den nebeneinander gelegenen Weiden bestehen, ist [...] de somewhat informal de Holland Q29999 de Niederlande de Daniel Schneider;Mike Rohleder w:de:Alexis Troy Holland Mikrokosmos w:de:257ers 2016 Ich muss aber ma′ was sagen, für 'n Königreich ist Holland wirklich keine große Stadt I've got to say, though, for a kingdom, the Netherlands really isn't a very big city Usage notes In formal contexts, Holland referring to the whole country is now relatively rare. In common speech, Holland continues to be the normal word. The main reason is that the synonym de Niederlande is quite long and, moreover, requires a definite article (as in English). Compare: Wir fahren nach Holland. (three syllables) Wir fahren in die Niederlande. (six syllables) Derived terms de Holländer holländisch * Holländisch Holland ist offen Neuholland Nordholland Further reading Icelandic is: Pronunciation [-la] Proper noun @@ is Netherlands Q55,Q29999 Declension n Luxembourgish Etymology From lb gmh Hollant, from lb odt Hollant. Pronunciation lb /ˈholant/ [ˈholɑnt] Proper noun lb proper noun n lb Holland Q29999 Synonyms lb Nidderlanden Derived terms lb Hollänner lb hollännesch; lb Hollännesch Norwegian Bokmål no: Etymology nb Proper noun nb proper noun nb archaic nb Holland Q29999 nb Nederland nb Holland Q65 Related terms nb hollender, nb nederlender nb hollandsk, nb nederlandsk Norwegian Nynorsk nn: Etymology nn Proper noun nn proper noun nn archaic nn Holland Q29999 nn Nederland nn Holland Q65 Related terms nn nederlendar nn hollandsk, nn nederlandsk Swedish sv: Etymology sv :bor nl:Holland From sv nl Holland. Pronunciation sv Sv-Holland.ogg Proper noun n sv Holland Q65,Q29999 Related terms sv hollandslärft sv holländare sv holländsk sv holländska See also sv Nederländerna Further reading