holm
noun
a low, flat tract of land beside a river or stream.
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holm
1 American
[hohm]
/ hoʊm /
noun
British Dialect.
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a low, flat tract of land beside a river or stream.
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a small island, especially one in a river or lake.
holm
2
American
[hohm]
/ hoʊm /
noun
Holm
3
American
[hohlm]
/ hoʊlm /
noun
holm
1
British
/ həʊm /
noun
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an island in a river, lake, or estuary
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low flat land near a river
Etymology
Origin of holm1
before 1000; Middle English; Old English holm; cognate with Old Norse holm islet, Danish holm, Swedish holme a small island, German Holm hill, island, Latin columen, culmen summit; see hill
Origin of holm2
1350–1400; Middle English, by dissimilation from holn, Old English holen holly
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There, on the banks of the Almone, he finds the Bosco Sacro, a “sacred grove” composed of “several ancient holm pines arranged in a perfect circle” around what must once have been a pagan altar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The Tree of Freedom in Rab, Croatia, is a 105-year-old holm oak that stands as a symbol of community and heritage.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2025
Purple crocus flowers bloomed in groves of holm oak, and broom shrubs burst with yellow blooms.
From Washington Post ● May 13, 2022
As does most of the world’s cork; the region’s famous black-footed pigs fatten themselves up on acorns that drop from the cork and holm oaks looming over the Alentejo’s gently rolling hills.
From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2011
Alice, holding Lyra, had retreated further up the slope, but the open space was not very large: close-branched holm oaks with spiked leaves crowded in on all sides.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
“It helped us mature and convinced some people who were still skeptical to give us a chance,” Holm said of the AfD.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
"Our results are consistent with previous studies and what they have shown about dark matter in this ultra-diffuse galaxy," Kiel Holm said.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
As the illness worsened, she began scaling back her commitments, and earlier this year lung specialist Holm said her deterioration had been significant and "dangerous".
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Austin, Texas-based real-estate agent Matt Holm is already helping some SpaceX employees with their home search.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 13, 2026
Later that day, Avery Brundage expelled Holm from the U.S.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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