Holland 1

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
12/1/2024, 10:33 PM	Mike C	update #117
11/20/2020, 10:42 PM	Mike C	update #109
2/28/2019, 2:08 PM	Mike C	update #102
1/22/2019, 10:01 AM	Mike C	update #101
5/31/2018, 2:36 PM	Mike C	added

Type Political Subdivision & Country

Usage Dutch, English, German, Danish, Icelandic

Pronounced Pron. /ˈɦɔ.lɑnt/(Dutch) /ˈhɑl.ənd/(American English) /ˈhɒl.ənd/(British English)

Meaning & History

From Old Dutch holt "forest" and lant "land". This is the name of two provinces (North and South Holland) in the Netherlands. It is sometimes informally used to refer to the entire country of the Netherlands.