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Hollands

[hol-uh ndz]
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noun (used with a singular verb)
  1. a gin, originally made in Holland, in which the juniper is mixed in the mash.
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Origin of Hollands

1705–15; < Dutch hollandsch (genever) Dutch (gin)
Also called Holland gin.

Holland

[hol-uh nd]
noun
  1. John Philip,1840–1914, Irish inventor in the U.S.
  2. Sir Sidney (George),1893–1961, New Zealand political leader: prime minister 1949–57.
  3. the Netherlands.
  4. a medieval county and province on the North Sea, corresponding to the modern North and South Holland provinces of the Netherlands.
  5. a city in W Michigan.
  6. Textiles.
    1. a cotton cloth treated to produce an opaque finish, as for window shades.
    2. Holland finish.
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  • Think of the good friends and the good Hollands gin and the good fires aboard of her.

    Standish of Standish

    Jane G. Austin

  • And now I've told you the yarn, so I will have a drop of Hollands and go to bed.

    Long Odds

    H. Rider Haggard

  • The kegs in which Hollands is mostly exported are ankers and half-ankers.

    The Sailor's Word-Book

    William Henry Smyth

  • But three of Hollands and three of Isle of Man brandy, as was agreed upon.

    Patsy

    S. R. Crockett

  • Who drinks Hollands alone, and in a churchyard on such a night as this?

British Dictionary definitions for hollands

Hollands

noun
  1. Dutch gin, often sold in stone bottles
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Word Origin

C18: from Dutch hollandsch genever

holland

noun
  1. a coarse linen cloth, used esp for furnishing
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Word Origin

C15: after Holland, where it was made

Holland1

noun
  1. another name for the Netherlands
  2. a county of the Holy Roman Empire, corresponding to the present-day North and South Holland provinces of the Netherlands
  3. Parts of an area in E England constituting a former administrative division of Lincolnshire
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Holland2

noun
  1. Henry. 1745–1806, British neoclassical architect. His work includes Brooks's Club (1776) and Carlton House (1783), both in London
  2. Sir Sidney George. 1893–1961, New Zealand statesman; prime minister of New Zealand (1949–57)
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Word Origin and History for hollands

Holland

"the Netherlands," early 14c., from Dutch Holland, probably Old Dutch holt lant "wood land," describing the district around Dordrecht, the nucleus of Holland. Technically, just one province of the Netherlands, but in English use extended to the whole nation.

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hollands in Culture

Holland

A part of The Netherlands. Holland is a common name for the entire country.

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