holland
/ˈhɑ.lənd/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.10 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
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A historical kingdom in Europe.
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A historical county of the Holy Roman Empire.
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An English habitational surname from Middle English for someone from the Netherlands.
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A number of places in the United States:
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A number of places in the United States:
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A number of places in the United States:
Example Sentences
- "I am convinced that many if not all the Quality in France wore shirts of the finest holand, for tho' I never saw of them strip I have seen what is an equivalent proof, I have seen on the Bulwarks of Paris above twenty entire shirts hanging to dry that the best Gentlemen in England might wear without disparagement."
- "His apartments were blank. Brown hollands covered his library-table"
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *hultą Proto-West Germanic *holt Old Dutch holt Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Frankish *land Old Dutch lant Old Dutch holt lantder. English Holland From Old Dutch holt lant (“wood land”). A popular but false etymology holds that it is derived from hol land (“hollow land”), inspired by the low-lying geography of both the Dutch and the English region (Holland, Lincolnshire). Doublet of balanda (“white, European” among Australian Aboriginals).
Origin
- Source language: Old English
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈhɑ.lənd/
- British English: /ˈhɒ.lənd/