Both Uses of
Holland
in
The Devil's Arithmetic
- No, Rabbi, six million in Poland and Germany and Holland and France and ...
Chpt 8 *Holland = Informal reference to the Netherlands (confusion arises because important provinces in the Netherlands are North Holland and South Holland).
- "A shipment from Holland," some said.
Chpt 16
Definitions:
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(1)
(Holland) Informal reference to the Netherlands (confusion arises because important provinces in the Netherlands are North Holland and South Holland).
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, Holland can refer to a person's name.