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  Holland

  noun

  John Philip, 1840–1914, Irish inventor in the U.S.
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  holland

  noun

  a coarse linen cloth, used esp for furnishing

Holland

American  

[hol-uhnd] / ˈhɒl ənd /

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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holland ¹ British  

/ ˈhɒlənd /

noun

1. a coarse linen cloth, used esp for furnishing

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Holland ² British  

/ ˈhɒlənd /

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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Holland ³ British  

/ ˈhɒlənd /

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. an area in E England constituting a former administrative division of Lincolnshire

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Holland Cultural  

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

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Etymology

Origin of holland

C15: after _Holland , where it was made

Example Sentences

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Apparently Tom Holland isn’t the only “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” creative with a bad habit of accidentally spoiling movies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

Matt Damon and Anne Hathaway lead the cast as Odysseus and Penelope, with Tom Holland portraying their son Telemachus.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

The latest installment of the Marvel’s arachnid superhero saga sees Tom Holland return as the central character alongside Zendaya, Sadie Sink, Mark Ruffalo, Jacob Batalon and Jon Bernthal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

During the film-technology and camera maker’s earnings call on Thursday, CEO Rich Gelfond noted the sky-high resale prices of tickets for the film, whose stars include Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway and Tom Holland.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

During the first year of German rule, there were only minor attacks on Jews in Holland.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

I suppose their might be a risk of some of the potential GB players competing for their home countries - tonga, samoa, south africa, new zealand, holland etc. but i'm sure it'll be good.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 7, 2012

Washington can’t be allowed to deploy his relievers like this again. clay rapada, darren o'day, Darren Oliver, derek holland, neftali perez, , Mets Interview Dodgers Assistant for G.M.

From New York Times ● Oct. 16, 2010

Seen by the dim light of the dips, their number to me appeared countless, though not in reality exceeding eighty; they were uniformly dressed in brown stuff frocks of quaint fashion, and long holland pinafores.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

She was dressed in a plain, fresh holland frock, with a white apron.

From The White Peacock by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)

Getting no response to her calls, the speaker, a pretty fair-haired girl of fifteen, flung her brown holland cooking-apron over her head, and ran out across the farmyard into the lightly-falling rain.

From A Terrible Tomboy by Brazil, Angela