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Definition
Informal reference to The Netherlands (confusion arises because important provinces in The Netherlands are North Holland and South Holland).
- When his parents died, he was sent here from Holland to live with his aunt.p. 185.2
- High on the wall behind Mr. Curtain's desk, in a heavy silver frame, hung an old map of Holland (Mr.p. 239.6
- Your map of Holland, sir?p. 240.5
- I was born in Holland, you see — an orphan like yourself.p. 240.6
- I don't miss my childhood, but I do, on occasion, miss Holland, a country with an admirable tradition."p. 240.7
- Holland claimed much of its land from the sea, you know.p. 262.1
There are no more uses of "Holland" in The Mysterious Benedict Society.
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