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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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

The transit and shipping trade is considerable, and as one of the principal markets of South Holland, the round, white Gouda cheeses are known throughout Europe.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various