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Hollandia

British  
/ hɒˈlændɪə /

noun

  1. a former name of Jayapura

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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For a decade, at festivals and other public events, people told Pete Overgaag, CEO of Hollandia Produce LP, that his plump, uniform lettuce looked too good to be true.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 20, 2015

During World War II in 1944, U.S. forces began invading Japanese-held New Guinea with amphibious landings at Hollandia and Aitape.

From US News • Apr. 22, 2015

Meanwhile in Brisbane a club built by a hard-working group of migrants called Hollandia Inala laid the foundation for Australia’s most successful club of the 21st century.

From The Guardian • Jun. 18, 2014

Meanwhile Barton and, possibly Ranger, are pencilled in to feature in the reserve fixtures against Hollandia, FC Utrecht and Almere City.

From The Guardian • Jul. 13, 2011

Her name is the Hollandia, her master hath name Kuyper.

From Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness

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