Meaning

noun a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level

originEtymology tree Proto-Germanic *hultą Proto-West Germanic *holt Old Dutch holt Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Frankish *land Old Dutch lant Old Dutch holt lantder. English Holland From Old Dutch holt lant (“wood land”). A popular but false etymology holds that it is derived from hol land (“hollow land”), inspired by the low-lying geography of both the…

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