HOLLAND


Meaning of HOLLAND in English

I. ˈhä-lənd biographical name

John Philip 1840-1914 American (Irish-born) inventor

II. biographical name

Sir Sidney George 1893-1961 prime minister of New Zealand (1945-57)

III. ˈhä-lənd geographical name

1. city W Michigan on Lake Michigan population 35,048

2. medieval county of Holy Roman Empire bordering on North Sea, now forming North & South Holland provinces of the Netherlands

3. — see Netherlands

• Hol·land·er -lən-dər noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.