Holland
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhɒlənd/
enpr: hŏlʹənd
ipa: /ˈhɑlənd/
rhymes: -ɒlənd
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 low-lying geography of both the Dutch and the English region (Holland, Lincolnshire).
Senses: examples: text: 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.
ref: 1953 April, “Devastation in Holland”, in Railway Magazine, page 217:
glosses: A traditional region of the Netherlands formed by two modern provinces, North Holland and South Holland.
glosses: the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe).
glosses: An English habitational surname from Middle English for someone from the Netherlands.
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Derived terms: Holland Arms
Hollandize
Holland Park
Hollands Diep
Hook of Holland
New Holland
North Holland
Parts of Holland
South Holland
Up Holland
Upholland
Related terms: Dutch
Netherlands