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Hook of Holland

noun

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


Hook of Holland

noun

  1. a cape on the SW coast of the Netherlands, in South Holland province
  2. a port on this cape
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of Hook of Holland1

First recorded in 1785–95

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