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Hollands

American

[hol-uhndz] / ˈhɒl əndz /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

a gin, originally made in Holland, in which the juniper is mixed in the mash.

Hollands British

/ ˈhɒləndz /

noun

Dutch gin, often sold in stone bottles

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Etymology

Origin of Hollands

1705–15; < Dutch hollandsch ( genever ) Dutch (gin)

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Martyn Pope and Dean Hollands said adrenaline "kicked in" as they arrived to help, using tools from their van to take out a window and smash through the doors.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

The FDE title itself was a way of branding a new professional identity for the traditionally low-status solutions engineer, noted Tom Hollands, a partner at Andreessen Horowitz.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 4, 2026

Several dozen injured people were treated at the scene and taken to hospitals, Hollands Midden officials said in a statement.

From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2023

Working with the literature and linguistics academics Jonathan Hope and Sam Hollands, we've been using computers to search millions of words in texts pre-dating Shakespeare.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2022

“Felix, you be a captain,” Jeremy Hollands suggested.

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