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"Holland" is a proper noun which is often translated as "Holanda", and "Netherlands" is a proper noun which is often translated as "los Países Bajos". Learn more about the difference between "Holland" and "Netherlands" below.
Holland(
ha
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lihnd
)A proper noun refers to the name of a person, place, or thing.
a. Holanda
Amsterdam, the capital city of the Netherlands, is located in the province of Holland.Ámsterdam, la capital de Países Bajos, está situada en la provincia de Holanda.
2. (colloquial) (old-fashioned) (country)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
a. Holanda (colloquial) (old-fashioned)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
My grandfather used to say he had lived in Holland, but he meant the Netherlands.Mi abuelo solía decir que había vivido en Holanda, pero se refería a Países Bajos.
Netherlands(
neh
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thuhr
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luhndz
)A proper noun refers to the name of a person, place, or thing.
1. (country)
a. los Países Bajos (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Netherlands is part of the European Union.Los Países Bajos forman parte de la Unión Europea.
