South Holland

American  

noun

1. a province in the SW Netherlands. 1,086 sq. mi. (2,810 sq. km). The Hague.

2. a city in NE Illinois.

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South Holland British  

noun

1. Dutch name: Zuidholland.  a province of the SW Netherlands, on the North Sea: lying mostly below sea level, it has a coastal strip of dunes and is drained chiefly by distributaries of the Rhine, with large areas of reclaimed land; the most densely populated province in the country, intensively cultivated and industrialized. Capital: The Hague. Pop: 3 440 000 (2003 est). Area: 3196 sq km (1234 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

He grew up in South Holland, a short distance from Leo's Dolton neighbourhood in the suburb of Chicago.

From BBC

Hicks, who will lead the second-largest U.S. archdiocese, with 2.5 million members, grew up in South Holland, Ill., just south of Chicago.

From The Wall Street Journal

His hometown, South Holland, Ill., consisted largely of descendants of Dutch immigrants who still spoke the language and farmed onion seedlings.

From New York Times

When he’s racing, Payravi tends to look out for geographical links—navigating from “Stroopwafel” to “South Holland,” for example—because place articles usually open up new paths.

From Slate

"The frustrating thing is that nobody can progress further, because we still don't have the detail of what we're expecting to deliver," said Charlotte Paine, who leads the Conservative-run South Holland District Council's operational services in Lincolnshire.

From BBC