holland

Hol·land
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UK/ˈhɒ.lənd/US/ˈhɑ.lənd/UK/ˈhɒlənd/US/ˈhɑlənd/

noun

A type of linen cloth, originally from Holland.

OriginOld Dutch holt lant →
CommonScrabble 11
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Meanings

holland1

nounholland (countable and uncountable, plural hollands)

plural hollands

  1. countablehistoricaluncountableA type of linen cloth, originally from Holland.

    His apartments were blank. Brown hollands covered his library-table

    1848 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 1849–1850, →OCLC
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    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 without disparagement.

    1768, Joshua Reynolds, edited by John Ingamells and John Edgcumbe, The Letters of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Yale, published 2000, page 23

Holland2

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

Holland3

proper noun
  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.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
netherlands

Origin

holland · noun

  1. Old Dutchholt lant“wood land”
  2. Englishholland

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

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Holland · proper noun

  1. Proto-Germanic*hultą
  2. Proto-West Germanic*holt
  3. Old Dutchholt
  4. Proto-Indo-European*lendʰ-
  5. Proto-Germanic*landą
  6. Frankish*land
  7. Old Dutchlant
  8. Old Dutchholt lant
  9. EnglishHolland

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).

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Holland · proper noun

  1. Proto-Brythonichaiw-“marsh, swamp”
  2. Old Englishhoh land“spur land”
  3. EnglishHolland

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”).

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Translations

Afrikaans Holland
  • Hollandregion of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
Arabic هُولَنْدَا, هُولَنْدَة
  • هُولَنْدَا (holandā)region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
  • هُولَنْدَة (holanda)region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
Bengali হল্যান্ড
  • হল্যান্ড (holênḍ)region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
Bulgarian грубо ленено платно, Хола́ндия
  • грубо ленено платно (grubo leneno platno)linen cloth
  • Хола́ндия (Holándija)region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
Catalan Holanda
  • Holandaregion of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
Chinese Cantonese 荷蘭 /荷兰
  • 荷蘭 /荷兰region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
Chinese Mandarin 荷蘭 /荷兰
  • 荷蘭 /荷兰 (Hélán)region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
Czech Holandsko
  • Holandskoregion of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
Danish Holland
  • Hollandregion of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
Dutch Holland
  • Hollandregion of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
Esperanto Holando
  • Holandoregion of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
Estonian Holland
  • Hollandregion of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
Finnish Hollanti
  • Hollantiregion of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
French hollande, Hollande
  • hollandelinen cloth
  • Hollanderegion of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
German Hollandzeug, Holland
  • Hollandzeuglinen cloth
  • Hollandregion of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
Greek Ολλανδία
  • Ολλανδία (Ollandía)region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
Hawaiian Hōlani
  • Hōlaniregion of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
Hebrew הוֹלַנד
  • הוֹלַנד (hóland)region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
Hindi हॉलैंड
  • हॉलैंड (hŏlaiṇḍ)region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
Hungarian Hollandia
  • Hollandiaregion of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
Icelandic Holland
  • Hollandregion of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
Indonesian Holandia
  • Holandiaregion of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
Irish An Ollainn
  • An Ollainnregion of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
Italian olanda, Olanda
  • olandalinen cloth
  • Olandaregion of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
Japanese オランダ, 蘭国
  • オランダ (Oranda)region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
  • 蘭国 (Rankoku)region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
Korean 홀란트, 화란
  • 홀란트 (Hollanteu)region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
  • 화란 (Hwaran)region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
Latvian Holande
  • Holanderegion of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
Lithuanian Olandija
  • Olandijaregion of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
Malay Holland, Belanda
  • Hollandregion of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
  • Belandaregion of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
Māori Hōrana
  • Hōranaregion of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
Norwegian Bokmål Holland
  • Hollandregion of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
Persian هلند
  • هلند (holand)region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
Polish płótno holenderskie, Holandia
  • płótno holenderskielinen cloth
  • Holandiaregion of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
Portuguese holanda, Holanda
  • holandalinen cloth
  • Holandaregion of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
Romanian Olanda
  • Olandaregion of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
Russian холст, Голла́ндия
  • холст (xolst)linen cloth
  • Голла́ндия (Gollándija)region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
Slovak Holandsko
  • Holandskoregion of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
Spanish holanda, Holanda
  • holandalinen cloth
  • Holandaregion of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
Swahili Uholanzi
  • Uholanziregion of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
Swedish Holland
  • Hollandregion of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
Tagalog Olanda, Holland
  • Olandaregion of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
  • Hollandregion of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
Tamil ஹாலந்து
  • ஹாலந்து (hālantu)region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
Thai ฮอลแลนด์, ฮอลันดา
  • ฮอลแลนด์ (hɔn-lɛɛn)region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
  • ฮอลันดา (hɔɔ-lan-daa)region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
Turkish Hollanda
  • Hollandaregion of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
Ukrainian Голла́ндія
  • Голла́ндія (Hollándija)region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
Urdu ہالینڈ, ولندیز
  • ہالینڈ (holainḍ)region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
  • ولندیز (valandez)region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
  • ہولانت (holānt)region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
  • ولندستان (valandistān)region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands
Yiddish האָלאַנד
  • האָלאַנד (holand)region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with holland

Mulholland
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Cite this entry
APA

holland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holland

MLA

“holland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holland. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “holland,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holland.

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