hollands

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adjective

From the province of Holland, or from the Netherlands more generally; Dutch.

Similar
genevaHolland gin
OriginDutch Hollands →
Less commonFirst used 16th–19th c.Scrabble 12
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Meanings

hollands1

noun
  1. pluralplural of holland

Hollands2

adjectiveHollands (comparative more Hollands, superlative most Hollands)

comparative more Hollands · superlative most Hollands

  1. obsoleteFrom the province of Holland, or from the Netherlands more generally; Dutch.First known use 16th–19th c.
nounHollands (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA type of gin traditionally distilled in the Netherlands; jenever.First known use 18th c.

    The sailor stared at him heavily from a pair of drowsy baggy eyes, rather bunged up from excessive use of boose, preferably good old Hollands and water.

    1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 16: Eumaeus]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part III [Nostos], page 578
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    [M]any's the richly-laden ship that went to pieces on these rocks; and then the fine bales of cotton and tobacco, and such like things; and the pipes of wine, and the puncheons of rum, and the casks of brandy, and the kegs of Hollands that used to come ashore.

    1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 527

Hollands3

proper nounHollands (plural Hollandses)

plural Hollandses

  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

noungin made in the Netherlands

Similar
genevaHolland gin
Broader
gin
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geneva

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Origin

Hollands · adjective, noun

  1. DutchHollands“from the province of Holland”
  2. EnglishHollands

From Dutch Hollands (“from the province of Holland”).

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Hollands · proper noun

Variant of Holland.

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Chicago

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