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'''Holland''' is a geographical [[region]]<ref name="Van Dale">G. Geerts & H. Heestermans, 1981, ''Groot Woordenboek der Nederlandse Taal. Deel I'', Van Dale Lexicografie, Utrecht, p 1105</ref> and former [[provinces of the Netherlands|province]] on the western coast of the [[Netherlands]].<ref name="Van Dale"/> From the 10th to the 16th century, Holland proper was a unified political region within the [[Holy Roman Empire]] as | '''Holland''' is a geographical [[region]]<ref name="Van Dale">G. Geerts & H. Heestermans, 1981, ''Groot Woordenboek der Nederlandse Taal. Deel I'', Van Dale Lexicografie, Utrecht, p 1105</ref> and former [[provinces of the Netherlands|province]] on the western coast of the [[Netherlands]].<ref name="Van Dale"/> From the 10th to the 16th century, Holland proper was a unified political region within the [[Holy Roman Empire]] as [[County of Holland|a county]] ruled by the [[counts of Holland]]. By the 17th century, the province of Holland had risen to become a maritime and economic power, dominating the other provinces of the newly independent [[Dutch Republic]]. | ||
The area of the former [[County of Holland]] roughly coincides with the two current [[Provinces of the Netherlands|Dutch provinces]] of [[North Holland]] and [[South Holland]] into which it was divided, and which together include the Netherlands' three largest cities: the [[Capital of the Netherlands|capital city]] ([[Amsterdam]]), the home of [[Port of Rotterdam|Europe's largest port]] ([[Rotterdam]]), and the [[seat of government]] ([[The Hague]]). Holland has a population of 6,583,534 as of November 2019,<ref name="opendata.cbs.nl" /> and a population density of 1203/km<sup>2</sup>. | The area of the former [[County of Holland]] roughly coincides with the two current [[Provinces of the Netherlands|Dutch provinces]] of [[North Holland]] and [[South Holland]] into which it was divided, and which together include the Netherlands' three largest cities: the [[Capital of the Netherlands|capital city]] ([[Amsterdam]]), the home of [[Port of Rotterdam|Europe's largest port]] ([[Rotterdam]]), and the [[seat of government]] ([[The Hague]]). Holland has a population of 6,583,534 as of November 2019,<ref name="opendata.cbs.nl" /> and a population density of 1203/km<sup>2</sup>. | ||
The name ''Holland'' has frequently been used [[Colloquialism|informally]] to [[pars pro toto|refer to the whole]] of the country of the Netherlands.<ref name="Van Dale" /> This casual usage is commonly accepted in other countries, and is even employed by many [[Dutch people|Dutch]] themselves.<ref>[https://www.holland.com/global/tourism/information/general/netherlands-vs-holland.htm Netherlands vs. Holland] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124192022/https://www.holland.com/global/tourism/information/general/netherlands-vs-holland.htm|date=2020-11-24}}, ''Netherlands Board of Tourism & Conventions''</ref> However, some in the Netherlands (particularly those from regions outside Holland or the west) find it undesirable or misrepresentative to use the term for the whole country.<ref name="MoFA">{{cite web|title=Holland or the Netherlands?|url=http://sweden.nlembassy.org/you-and-netherlands|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027142541/http://sweden.nlembassy.org/you-and-netherlands|archive-date=27 October 2016|access-date=15 December 2012|publisher=Dutch Embassy in Sweden}}</ref> In January 2020, the Netherlands officially dropped its support of the word ''Holland'' for the whole country, which included a logo redesign that changed "Holland" to "NL".<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 7, 2020|first=Andrea|last=Romano|title=The Netherlands Will No Longer Be Called Holland|url=https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/netherlands-holland-official-name-change|access-date=2022-02-05|website=Travel + Leisure|language=en}}</ref> | The name ''Holland'' has frequently been used [[Colloquialism|informally]] and erroneously to [[pars pro toto|refer to the whole]] of the country of the Netherlands.<ref name="Van Dale" /> This casual usage is commonly accepted in other countries, and is even employed by many [[Dutch people|Dutch]] themselves.<ref>[https://www.holland.com/global/tourism/information/general/netherlands-vs-holland.htm Netherlands vs. Holland] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124192022/https://www.holland.com/global/tourism/information/general/netherlands-vs-holland.htm|date=2020-11-24}}, ''Netherlands Board of Tourism & Conventions''</ref> However, some in the Netherlands (particularly those from regions outside Holland or the west) find it undesirable or misrepresentative to use the term for the whole country.<ref name="MoFA">{{cite web|title=Holland or the Netherlands?|url=http://sweden.nlembassy.org/you-and-netherlands|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027142541/http://sweden.nlembassy.org/you-and-netherlands|archive-date=27 October 2016|access-date=15 December 2012|publisher=Dutch Embassy in Sweden}}</ref> In January 2020, the Netherlands officially dropped its support of the word ''Holland'' for the whole country, which included a logo redesign that changed "Holland" to "NL".<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 7, 2020|first=Andrea|last=Romano|title=The Netherlands Will No Longer Be Called Holland|url=https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/netherlands-holland-official-name-change|access-date=2022-02-05|website=Travel + Leisure|language=en}}</ref> | ||
== Etymology and terminology == | == Etymology and terminology == | ||
The name ''Holland'' first appeared in sources for the region around [[Haarlem]], and by 1064 was being used as the name of the entire county. By the early twelfth century, the inhabitants of Holland were called ''Hollandi'' in a [[Latin]] text.<ref>Antheun Janse, "Een zichzelf verdeeld rijk" in Thimo de Nijs and Eelco Beukers (eds.), 2003, ''Geschiedenis van Holland'', Vol. 1, p. 73</ref> ''Holland'' is derived from the [[Old Dutch]] term ''holtlant'' ('wood-land').<ref name=Oxford>''Oxford English Dictionary'', "Holland, n. 1," etymology.</ref> This spelling variation remained in use until around the 14th century, at which time the name stabilised as ''Holland'' (alternative spellings at the time were ''Hollant'' and ''Hollandt''). A popular but erroneous [[folk etymology]] holds that ''Holland'' is derived from ''hol land'' ('hollow land' in Dutch), purportedly inspired by the [[lowland|low-lying]] [[geography]] of the land. | The name ''Holland'' first appeared in sources for the region around [[Haarlem]], and by 1064 was being used as the name of the entire county. By the early twelfth century, the inhabitants of Holland were called ''Hollandi'' in a [[Latin]] text.<ref>Antheun Janse, "Een zichzelf verdeeld rijk" in Thimo de Nijs and Eelco Beukers (eds.), 2003, ''Geschiedenis van Holland'', Vol. 1, p. 73</ref> ''Holland'' is derived from the [[Old Dutch]] term ''holtlant'' ('wood-land').<ref name=Oxford>''Oxford English Dictionary'', "Holland, n. 1," etymology.</ref> This spelling variation remained in use until around the 14th century, at which time the name stabilised as ''Holland'' (alternative spellings at the time were ''Hollant'' and ''Hollandt''). A popular but erroneous [[folk etymology]] holds that ''Holland'' is derived from ''hol land'' ('hollow land' in Dutch), purportedly inspired by the [[lowland|low-lying]] [[geography]] of the land. | ||
"Holland" is informally used in [[English language|English]] and other languages, including sometimes the [[Dutch language]] itself, to mean the whole of the modern country of the [[Netherlands (terminology)|Netherlands]].<ref name=MoFA/> This example of ''[[pars pro toto]]'' or [[synecdoche]] is similar to the tendency to refer to the United Kingdom as "England",<ref>"The majority of English people still behave as if 'English' and 'British' are synonymous", historian [[Norman Davies]] quoted in [ | "Holland" is informally used in [[English language|English]] and other languages, including sometimes the [[Dutch language]] itself, to mean the whole of the modern country of the [[Netherlands (terminology)|Netherlands]].<ref name=MoFA/> This example of ''[[pars pro toto]]'' or [[synecdoche]] is similar to the tendency to refer to the United Kingdom as "England",<ref>"The majority of English people still behave as if 'English' and 'British' are synonymous", historian [[Norman Davies]] quoted in [https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/255337.stm The English: Europe's lost tribe], BBC News Story, 14 January 1999</ref><ref>George Mikes, ''How to be an Alien'', "When people say England, they sometimes mean Great Britain, sometimes the United Kingdom, sometimes the British Isles - but never England."</ref> and developed due to Holland's becoming the dominant province and thus having the majority of political and economic interactions with other countries.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/story/is-holland-the-same-place-as-the-netherlands|title=Is "Holland" the Same Place as "the Netherlands"?|access-date=2016-04-15|archive-date=2016-04-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413064650/https://www.britannica.com/story/is-holland-the-same-place-as-the-netherlands|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
Between 1806 and 1810 "Holland" was the official name for the country as a whole, after [[Napoleon]] made his brother [[Louis Bonaparte]] the monarch of the [[Kingdom of Holland]]. | Between 1806 and 1810 "Holland" was the official name for the country as a whole, after [[Napoleon]] made his brother [[Louis Bonaparte]] the monarch of the [[Kingdom of Holland]]. | ||
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* [[Minangkabau language|Minangkabau]]: ''[[:min:Balando|Balando]]'' | * [[Minangkabau language|Minangkabau]]: ''[[:min:Balando|Balando]]'' | ||
* [[Khmer language|Khmer]]: [[:km:ហុល្លង់|ហុល្លង់]] | * [[Khmer language|Khmer]]: [[:km:ហុល្លង់|ហុល្លង់]] | ||
* [[Thai language|Thai]]: [[:th:ฮอลแลนด์|ฮอลแลนด์]] (considered as another name for the Netherlands,<ref>{{ | * [[Thai language|Thai]]: [[:th:ฮอลแลนด์|ฮอลแลนด์]] (considered as another name for the Netherlands,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dictionary.orst.go.th/|title=พจนานุกรม ฉบับราชบัณฑิตยสถาน พ.ศ.๒๕๕๔|website=dictionary.orst.go.th|access-date=22 November 2025}}</ref> also found in the name of [[Baan Hollanda]]) | ||
This is also the case in certain European languages: | This is also the case in certain European languages: | ||
* [[Greek language|Greek]]: ''[[:el:Ολλανδία|Ολλανδία]]'' | * [[Greek language|Greek]]: ''[[:el:Ολλανδία|Ολλανδία]]'' | ||