All 3 Uses
Holland
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The Cay, by Taylor
(Edited)
- So when I woke up there was much excitement in the city, which looks like a part of old Holland, except that all the houses are painted in soft colors, pinks and greens and blues, and there are no dikes.
p. 10.2Holland = Informal reference to the Netherlands (confusion arises because important provinces in the Netherlands are North Holland and South Holland).
- His little Navy was scattered all over after the Germans took Holland.
p. 13.1 *
- Everyone felt bad that Holland had been conquered by the Nazis Then an army officer climbed out of a truck and told us all to leave the Queen Emma bridge.
p. 13.1
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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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Less commonly, Holland can refer to a person's name.