Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - holland
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Holland
holland
I. biographical name John Philip 1840-1914 American (Irish-born) inventor II. biographical name Sir Sidney George 1893-1961 prime minister of New Zealand (1945-57) III. geographical name 1. city W Michigan on Lake Michigan population 35,048 2. medieval county of Holy Roman Empire bordering on North Sea, now forming North & South ~ provinces of the Netherlands 3. — see Netherlands • ~er noun HOLLAND noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Middle English holand, from Holand, county in the Netherlands, from Middle Dutch Holland Date: 14th century a cotton or linen fabric in plain weave usually heavily sized or glazed and used for window shades, bookbinding, and clothing
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n. a smooth, hard-wearing, linen fabric. Phrases and idioms brown holland unbleached holland. Etymology: Holland = Netherlands: Du., earlier Holtlant f. holt wood + -lant land, describing the Dordrecht district ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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- probably O.Du. holt lant "wood land," describing the district around Dordrecht, the nucleus of Holland. Technically, just one province of the Netherlands, but extended to the whole nation. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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