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Holland is an area within the Netherlands, now split into the two provinces of:
Informally (was previously formal in sports events), Holland may also be used to represent the whole country of The Netherlands.
Holland may also refer to:
Places
Netherlands (historical)
- County of Holland, a county in the Holy Roman Empire de facto until 1581, formally until 1795
- Dutch Republic or Republic of the Seven United Provinces, an independent aristocratic Republic from 1579/1581 until 1795, frequently called simply "Holland" in literature
- Kingdom of Holland, a French vassal state covering roughly the area of the Netherlands during the Napoleonic era (1806–1810)
Canada
France
- Etangs de Hollande, a series of ponds near Rambouillet, part of the hydraulic network designed to bring water into Versailles park
United Kingdom
- Great Holland, a village in Essex
- Holland, Lancashire and Up Holland
- Holland, Lincolnshire, formerly one of three 'Parts' of Lincolnshire
- Holland, Orkney
- Holland Park, a part of Kensington, London
- Holland-on-Sea, a seaside town in Essex
- New Holland, North Lincolnshire, a village
- Holland, a village that is part of Hurst Green, Surrey
United States
- Holland, Arkansas
- Holland, Georgia
- Holland, Indiana
- Holland, Iowa
- Holland, Kansas
- Holland, Kentucky
- Holland, Massachusetts
- Holland, Michigan
- Holland, Minnesota
- Holland, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Holland, Missouri
- Holland Township, New Jersey in Hunterdon County
- Holland, Monmouth County, New Jersey
- Holland, New York
- Holland, North Carolina
- Holland, Ohio
- Holland, Pennsylvania
- Holland, Texas
- Holland, Vermont
- Holland, Wisconsin (disambiguation)
- Holland Township, Michigan (disambiguation)
- Holland Township, Minnesota
- South Holland, Illinois
Singapore
People
- Holland (surname)
- R. Holland Duell (1824–1891), US congressman from New York
- Charles Holland Duell (1850–1920), American politician and judge
- Holland S. Duell (1881–1942), New York politician
- Holland Roden (born 1986), American actress
- Holland Taylor (born 1943), American film, stage, and television actress, and playwright
Art, entertainment, and media
Music
- Groups
- Holland, the former name of a rock ‘n’ roll band from Nashville, Tennessee, now known as The Lonely Hearts
- Gollandiya (lit. Holland), Russian rock/blues band
- Albums
- Holland (album), by The Beach Boys
- Songs
- "Holland", a song by Sufjan Stevens on Michigan (album)
- "Holland, 1945", a song on the In the Aeroplane Over the Sea album by Neutral Milk Hotel
Other arts, entertainment, and media
- Holland Doc, a documentary channel of the Netherlands
- Holland Festival, a performing arts festival in the Netherlands
- Holland Novak, a fictional character from the Eureka Seven anime and manga series
Brands and enterprises
- Holland (publisher), Dutch publishing house
- Holland, a brand of YRC Worldwide
- Holland & Holland, British gun-maker
- Holland, Hannen & Cubitts, a British building firm
- Holland Land Company, an unincorporated syndicate of Dutch investors
- Holland Publishing, UK publishing house
English titles
- Baron Holland, an English noble title, now extinct
- Earl of Holland, an English noble title, now extinct
- Holland baronets, four baronetcies created for persons with the surname Holland
Sports
- Holland Blast, USA Basketball
- Holland F.C., a football club in England
- Holland Ladies Tour, a women's elite professional road bicycle racing stage race
- Netherlands national football team, also known as Holland
Structures
- Holland Harbor Light, harbor light in Ottawa County, Michigan
- Holland House, London, built in 1605, one of the first great houses in Kensington, England
- Holland Island Bar Light, U.S. lighthouse
Submarines and ships
A range of prototype and commissioned submarines were designed and built by, or named for, John Philip Holland. The prototypes were designated using the Roman numerals (I–VI). The Holland VI prototype became the USS Holland (SS-1), the first US Navy submarine. The British Royal Navy submarines based on designs by Holland were designated using the Arabic numerals (1–6).
Prototype submarines
- Holland I (1878)
- Holland II
- Holland III (1883)
- Holland VI (1897–1900) – after trial runs and modifications, this prototype was commissioned in 1900 by the US Navy as USS Holland (SS-1), the US Navy's first submarine
Commissioned submarines and ships
- USS Holland (SS-1) (1900–1913) – in origin, this craft was launched in 1897 as the Holland VI prototype, and was given the USS Holland designation after it was commissioned in 1900 by the US Navy as its first submarine
- Holland-class submarine, Royal Navy
- American Holland-class submarine, a Russian class of submarines
- HNLMS Holland, several Dutch navy ships
- USS Holland, list of ships called USS Holland
Transportation
- Holland America Line, shipping and passenger line
- Holland Arms railway station, UK railway station
- Holland station (Michigan), a railroad station in Holland, Michigan, USA
- Holland station (SEPTA), a former railroad station in Holland, Pennsylvania, USA
- Holland Tunnel, a highway tunnel under the Hudson River, carrying vehicular traffic over Interstate 78, between Manhattan, New York City and Jersey City, New Jersey
Other uses
- Holland (chicken), a breed of chicken originating in the U.S.
- Holland Christian Schools, a private Christian school system located in Holland, Michigan
- Holland cloth, a plainwoven linen fabric
See also
- Holand (disambiguation)
- Hollands (disambiguation)
- Hollander (disambiguation) (includes Hollaender and Holländer)
- François Hollande
- New Holland (disambiguation)
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