Meanings
- derogatoryoffensiveslangThe Netherlands, viewed as an Islamic country because of immigration from Islamic countries.
According to the Central Council of Muslims in Germany, at least 80% of the 1.3 million newcomers in Germany in 2015 and 2016 are Islamic. Germany is becoming Germanistan. Holland is becoming Hollandistan. Europe is becoming Eurabia.
2017, Pamela Geller, “Forward”, in Fatwa: Hunted in America, Miami, Fla.: Dangerous Books, →ISBN, page xii
Origin
From Holland (“the Netherlands”) + -istan.
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Hollandistan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hollandistan
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