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holland

Syllables: Hol·land/ˈhɒ.lənd/US/ˈhɑ.lənd/

holland noun: a type of linen cloth, originally from Holland.

Noun

holland (countable and uncountable, plural hollands)

  1. (historical) A type of linen cloth, originally from Holland.
    • I am convinced that many if not all the Quality in France wore 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...1768, Joshua Reynolds, edited by John Ingamells and John Edgcumbe, The Letters of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Yale, published 2000, page 23
    • His apartments were blank. Brown hollands covered his library-table1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 29, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published...

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Holland

Holland

  1. A historical province of the Netherlands.
  2. (informal, metonymically, proscribed) the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe).
  3. A historical kingdom in Europe.
  4. A historical county of the Holy Roman Empire.
  5. An English habitational surname from Middle English for someone from the Netherlands.
  6. A minor city in Faulkner County, Arkansas.
  7. An unincorporated community in Chattooga County, Georgia.
  8. A town in Cass Township, Dubois County, Indiana.
  9. A minor city in Grundy County, Iowa.
  10. An unincorporated community in Dickinson County, Kansas.
  11. An unincorporated community in Allen County, Kentucky.
  12. A town and census-designated place therein, in Hampden County, Massachusetts.
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  1. A township in Missaukee County, Michigan.
  2. A township in Ottawa County, Michigan.
  3. A city in Ottawa County and Allegan County, Michigan.
  4. A township in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota.
  5. A minor city in Pipestone County, Minnesota.
  6. A neighbourhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  7. A town in Pemiscot County, Missouri.
  8. A township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
  9. An unincorporated community in Middletown Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey.
  10. A town in Erie County, New York.
  11. An unincorporated community in Wake County, North Carolina.
  12. A village in Springfield Township, Lucas County, Ohio.
  13. An unincorporated community in Northampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
  14. A city in Bell County, Texas.
  15. A town in Orleans County, Vermont.
  16. A town in Brown County, Wisconsin.
  17. A town in La Crosse County, Wisconsin.
  18. A town in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
  19. A community in the Rural Municipality of Victoria, Manitoba, Canada.
  20. A southern suburb of Oxted, Tandridge district, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ4050).
  21. A settlement on Papa Westray, Orkney Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HY4851).

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Holland

UK/ˈhɒlənd/US/ˈhɑlənd/

Holland

  1. A geographic area, one of the three traditional divisions of the county of Lincolnshire, England; also called the Parts of Holland.
  2. An English habitational surname from Middle English for someone from any of the various places in England named Holland.

holland meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali

holland in Hindi

हॉलैंड, होलैंड

holland in Tamil

ஹாலந்து, ஹாலண்ட், ஹாலாந்து

holland in Marathi

हॉलंड, हॉलैंड, होलंड

holland in Bengali

হল্যান্ড, হল্যাণ্ড
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holland in Telugu
హాలండ్, హోలాండ్, హాలాండ్
holland in Malayalam
ഹോളണ്ട് എന്ന രാജ്യം
holland in Kannada
ಹಾಲೆಂಡ್, ಹಾಲಂಡ್, ಹಾಲ್ಯಾಂಡ್
holland in Punjabi
ਹਾਲੈਂਡ, ਹੋਲੈਂਡ, ਹੋਲੰਡ
holland in Gujarati
હોલેન્ડ, હોલૅન્ડ
holland in Odia
ହଲ୍ଯ଼ାଣ୍ଡ, ହୋଲ୍ଯ଼ାଣ୍ଡ, ହଲାଣ୍ଡ
holland in Nepali
हल्यान्ड, होल्यान्ड, हल्याण्ड

Forms of holland

pluralhollands

Plural of holland: hollands

Origin of holland

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

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). Doublet of balanda (“white, European” among Australian Aboriginals).

Most commonly derived from Old English 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 Proto-Brythonic haiw- (“marsh, swamp”).

Words formed from holland

Phrases with holland

Words that rhyme with holland

Questions about holland

What does holland mean?
Holland means a type of linen cloth, originally from Holland.
What is holland in Hindi?
Holland in Hindi is हॉलैंड, होलैंड. See Holland meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is holland?
Holland can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce holland?
Holland is pronounced /ˈhɒ.lənd/ (UK).
What is the plural of holland?
The plural of holland is hollands.

Words near holland in the dictionary

  1. hollaing
  2. hollaing at
  3. hollaing back
  4. hollaite
  5. Hollan
  6. holland
  7. Holland Arms
  8. Holland Park
  9. Holland Patent
  10. Holland-on-Sea
  11. hollandaise

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