North Holland

noun

1. a province in W Netherlands. 1,163 sq. mi. (3,010 sq. km). Haarlem.

North Holland

noun

1. Dutch name: Noordholland. a province of the NW Netherlands, on the peninsula between the North Sea and IJsselmeer: includes the West Frisian Island of Texel. Capital: Haarlem. Pop: 2 573 000 (2003 est). Area: 2663 sq km (1029 sq miles)

Example Sentences

The storm, which killed at least one person and uprooted dozens of trees in the province of North Holland, which includes Amsterdam, was the most intense on record in the Netherlands during the summer.

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North Holland police spokesman Willem Gijtenbeek told the BBC that until that specific point they had had no jurisdiction to hold or detain anyone for breaking quarantine.

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Deputy Jeroen Olthof from the North Holland provincial government said measures have to be taken urgently to reduce the emissions.

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Police in the province of North Holland tweeted that “an explosive went off” near the testing center in Bovenkarspel just before 7 a.m.

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The blast was in the town of Bovenkarspel, police from the province of North Holland said in a statement.

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