Hook of Holland


noun
  1. a cape and the harbor it forms in the SW Netherlands.

Origin of Hook of Holland

1
First recorded in 1785–95

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British Dictionary definitions for Hook of Holland

Hook of Holland

nounthe Hook of Holland
  1. a cape on the SW coast of the Netherlands, in South Holland province

  2. a port on this cape

  • Dutch name: Hoek van Holland

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