English

Proper noun

Holland

1. The Netherlands.
2. A region of the Netherlands formed by two provinces: North Holland and South Holland.
3. An English habitational surname​ for someone from the Netherlands, or from any of the various places in England named Holland.
4. A historical region of Lincolnshire in England (also called Parts of Holland).

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 can 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".

Translations

Related terms

• New Holland

Danish

Proper noun

Holland

1. Netherlands (country in northwestern Europe)

Synonyms

• Kongeriget Nederlandene
• Nederland
• Nederlandene

Related terms

• hollandsk
• hollænder
• nederlandsk
• nederlænder

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɔlɑnt/

Proper noun

Holland n

1. Holland (traditional region, the modern provinces North Holland and South Holland)
2. (mostly in Belgium, proscribed) the Netherlands as a whole

Usage notes

People in the Netherlands generally do not call their country 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 sensitive to 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.

Derived terms

• Noord-Holland
• Zuid-Holland

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɔlant/

Proper noun

Holland n ‎(genitive Hollands)

1. Holland (the two provinces)
2. (somewhat informal) Netherlands (the country)

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 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)

Synonyms

• (the country): Niederlande

Derived terms

• Holländer
• holländisch
• Holländisch

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɔl.lant/

Proper noun

Holland n

1. Holland, the Netherlands

Declension

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Dutch Holland.

Proper noun

Holland n

1. the Netherlands, Holland

Synonyms

• Nidderlande

Derived terms

• hollännesch/Hollännesch

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Holland

1. (archaic) Holland (when referring to the Netherlands, but still relates to the region of Holland)

Synonyms

• Nederland

Related terms

• hollender, nederlender
• hollandsk, nederlandsk

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Holland

1. (archaic) Holland (when referring to the Netherlands, but still relates to the region of Holland)

Synonyms

• Nederland

Related terms

• nederlendar
• hollandsk, nederlandsk

Swedish

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Holland n

1. Holland, a region in the Netherlands. Often referring to the whole of the Netherlands.

English

Noun

holland ‎(countable and uncountable, plural hollands)

1. A coarse woollen cloth used in furnishing

Translations

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈholːɒnd]
• Hyphenation: hol‧land

Adjective

holland (not comparable)

1. Dutch (of or relating to the Netherlands, its people or language)

Declension

Noun

holland ‎(plural hollandok)

1. Dutch (person)
2. (singular only) Dutch (language)

Declension

Derived terms

• Holland Antillák
• Hollandia