Holland (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. Irish inventor in the U.S.
  2. New Zealand political leader: prime minister 1949–57.
  3. the Netherlands.
  4. a medieval county and province on the North Sea, corresponding to the modern North and South Holland provinces of the Netherlands.
  5. a city in W Michigan.
  6. Textiles.
    • a cotton cloth treated to produce an opaque finish, as for window shades.
    • Holland finish.
noun
  1. a coarse linen cloth, used esp for furnishing
noun
  1. another name for the Netherlands
  2. a county of the Holy Roman Empire, corresponding to the present-day North and South Holland provinces of the Netherlands
  3. an area in E England constituting a former administrative division of Lincolnshire
noun
  1. Henry. 1745–1806, British neoclassical architect. His work includes Brooks's Club (1776) and Carlton House (1783), both in London
  2. Sir Sidney George. 1893–1961, New Zealand statesman; prime minister of New Zealand (1949–57)
Holland (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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