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Netherlands vs Holand - What's the difference?

netherlands | holand |

As proper nouns the difference between netherlands and holand

is that netherlands is a country in northwestern europe bordering germany and belgium official name: kingdom of the netherlands while holand is the netherlands.

As an adjective netherlands

is of or pertaining to the netherlands the correct word to describe embassies and consulates of the country.

netherlands

English

(wikipedia Netherlands)

Proper noun

  • A country in northwestern Europe bordering Germany and Belgium. Official name: Kingdom of the Netherlands.

    • Synonyms

    * Holland (although "Holland" mainly applies to the provinces of in Dutch, in English it is often a proper synonym for the entire nation.)

    Derived terms

    * (l) * (l)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or pertaining to the Netherlands. The correct word to describe embassies and consulates of the country.

    • Synonyms

    * Dutch

    See also

    * * * English words prefixed with nether-

    holand

    Not English

    Holand has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

    English words similar to 'holand':

    holland, helmed, healand, healend, hayland