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

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

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 • Apr. 30, 2024

Survivors include their daughter, Lucy Reeves of Arizona; his sister, of South Holland; and his longtime girlfriend Jennifer Engstrom of Chicago.

From Washington Post • Mar. 30, 2023

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

From Fox News • Mar. 13, 2022

In 1847 he was appointed governor at the Hague, and commandant in South Holland.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various