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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South Holland

In South Holland, of which Spalding is a part, the rate is almost double that, at 53%, a drop from 75 to 35.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

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 ● Dec. 18, 2025

Truck driver Chris Calhoun, 32, sought more peace in suburban South Holland in 2014.

From Fox News ● Mar. 13, 2022

One, in South Holland, has experienced a drop of 70 percent in giving.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 24, 2020

The following year peace was signed at Ryswick, a village in South Holland.

From The History of the United States from 1492 to 1910, Volume 1 From Discovery of America October 12, 1492 to Battle of Lexington April 19, 1775 by Julian Hawthorne

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