Definition of holland Holland

/hɑˈlʌnd/ - [halund] - hol•land

We found 8 definitions of holland from 7 different sources.

What does holland mean?

WordNet

Noun
holland - a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level
		Netherlands, The Netherlands, Kingdom of The Netherlands, Nederland, Holland
		europe the nations of the European continent collectively; "the Marshall Plan helped Europe recover from World War II"
		benelux a customs union comprising Belgium and Netherlands and Luxembourg
		common market, ec, eec, european community, european economic community, european union, eu, europe an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members; "he tried to take Britain into the Europen Union"
		nato, north atlantic treaty organization an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security
		amsterdam, capital of the netherlands, dutch capital an industrial center and the nominal capital of the Netherlands; center of the diamond-cutting industry; seat of an important stock exchange; known for its canals and art museum
		apeldoorn a city of east central Netherlands; a popular tourist center and site of the summer residence of the Dutch royal family
		arnhem a city in the central Netherlands on the lower Rhine River; site of a battle in 1944 during World War II
		's gravenhage, den haag, the hague the site of the royal residence and the de facto capital in the western part of the Netherlands; seat of the International Court of Justice
		eindhoven city in southeastern Netherlands noted for electrical industry
		nijmegen an industrial city in the eastern Netherlands
		rotterdam the 2nd largest city in the Netherlands; located in the western Netherlands near the North Sea
		leiden, leyden a city in the western Netherlands; residence of the Pilgrim Fathers for 11 years before they sailed for America in 1620
		utrecht a city in the central Netherlands
		friesland one of the northernmost provinces of the Netherlands
		frisian islands a chain of islands in the North Sea off the coast of northwestern Europe extending from the IJsselmeer to Jutland
		hoek van holland, hook of holland a cape on the southwestern coast of the Netherlands near Rotterdam
		ijssel, ijssel river a river in the central Netherlands flowing north to the IJsselmeer
		ijsselmeer a shallow lake in northwestern Netherlands created in 1932 by building a dam across the entrance to the Zuider Zee
		meuse, meuse river an American operation in World War I (1918); American troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which were saved only by the armistice on November 11
		rhein, rhine river, rhine a major European river carrying more traffic than any other river in the world; flows into the North Sea

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Wiktionary

holland (Noun)
A coarse woollen cloth used in furnishing.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

holland (n.)
A kind of linen first manufactured in Holland; a linen fabric used for window shades, children's garments, etc.; as, brown or unbleached hollands.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

holland
A country in Europe, north of Belgium, officially the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Also existing of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba, with capital Amsterdam.
holland
A region of the Netherlands, now divided into two separate regions: South Holland and North Holland.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

holland
hol′and, n. a coarse linen fabric, unbleached or dyed brown, which is used for covering furniture, &c.: (orig.) a fine kind of linen first made in Holland

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

holland
A kingdom in Northwest Europe, the chief part of the Northern Netherlands, composed of land rescued from the sea, and defended by immense dykes. It was inhabited by the Batavi in the time of Cæsar, who made a league with them. It became part of Gallia Belgica, and afterwards of the kingdom of Austria. From the 10th to the 15th century it was governed by counts under the German emperors. It was conquered by the French in 1795, and subsequently brought into the condition of a province of France under Napoleon; the emperor’s brother, Louis, being created king of Holland. It was delivered from the French yoke in 1813. See NETHERLANDS.

Wikipedia

Holland is the name of a region in the western part of the Netherlands. Holland was a county of the Holy Roman Empire and later the leading province of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (1581–1795).

Today, there are two provinces called Holland in the Netherlands: North Holland (Noord-Holland) and South Holland (Zuid-Holland). Those provinces were created in 1840. The earlier country and province of Holland used to be greater, but some Hollandic parts were given to other provinces during the French occupation (1795-1813). Willemstad became part of North Brabant, the islands of Vlieland and Terschelling were given to Friesland, and the island of Urk to Overijssel.

Many people (inside and outside the Netherlands) use the name 'Holland' to refer to the entire Netherlands, but that is not correct. It is like calling the United Kingdom England, the United States America or like calling the EU a country. Some Dutch people who do not live in Holland do not like it when people call the entire country Holland.

For a short time (1806–1810), there was a Kingdom of Holland, which was in central and northern Netherlands and East Friesland in Germany.

Holland is also the name of a region in England.