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Hollands¹

Where it comes from

From Dutch Hollands (“from the province of Holland”).

adjective more Hollands · most Hollands

  1. obsolete From the province of Holland, or from the Netherlands more generally; Dutch.

noun

  1. uncountable A type of gin traditionally distilled in the Netherlands; jenever. [M]any's the richly-laden ship that went to pieces on these rocks; and then the fine bales of cotton and tobacco, and such like things; and the pipes of wine, and the puncheons of rum, and the casks of brandy, and the kegs of Hollands that used to come ashore.

Hollands²

Where it comes from

Variant of Holland.

proper noun Hollandses

  1. A surname.

hollands³

noun

  1. plural plural of holland

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@misc{hollands_2026,
  title = {hollands},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hollands},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}