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Holland vs Kirmess - What's the difference?

holland | kirmess |

As nouns the difference between holland and kirmess

is that holland is a coarse woollen cloth used in furnishing while kirmess is an outdoor festival and fair, usually in Belgium or Holland.

As a proper noun Holland

is the Netherlands.

holland

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • The Netherlands.
  • A region of the Netherlands formed by two provinces: North Holland'' and ''South Holland .
  • A historical region of Lincolnshire in England (also called Parts of Holland ).

    • Usage notes

    * Outside the Netherlands, and even sometimes in the Netherlands itself, the term “Holland” often refers to the Netherlands as a whole. This use can sometimes be considered insensitive, especially by residents of the other provinces of the Netherlands. It is somewhat similar to referring to the United Kingdom as "England".

    Related terms

    * New Holland ----

    kirmess

    English

    Alternative forms

    * kermesse * kermis

    Noun

    (es)
  • An outdoor festival and fair, usually in Belgium or Holland.
  • (US) An indoor entertainment and fair combined.
    • (Webster 1913)