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"Holland is a name in common usage given to a region in the western part of the Netherlands."
"Moreover, the term Holland is frequently used to refer to the whole of the Netherlands. This usage is unofficial and while generally accepted, it has caused a number of people from the Netherlands to complain."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holland
"The proper name of the area in both Dutch and English is "Holland". "Holland" is a part of the Netherlands. "Holland" is informally used in English and other languages, including sometimes the Dutch language itself, to mean the whole of the modern country of the Netherlands [4] (this example of pars pro toto or synecdoche is similar to the tendency to refer to the United Kingdom as "England").
The people of Holland are referred to as "Hollanders" in both Dutch and English. Today this refers specifically to people from the current provinces of North Holland and South Holland. Strictly speaking, the term "Hollanders" does not refer to people from the other provinces in the Netherlands, but colloquially "Hollanders" is sometimes mistakenly used in this wider sense."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holland#Usage
Who will win the weekend? Jul 09, 11:15
Holland!!!!! Oh, sorry... wrong board. (It won't be Eclipse though... that's for sure.) {nm} Jul 09, 11:23
K, just for that, I'm rooting for Spain (who has already been picked by the psychic octopus to win) {nm} Jul 09, 11:28
That's the best idea I've heard all week! LOL! {nm} Jul 09, 13:18
Thanks - and remember; he's from the future. He knows *everything*! Jul 09, 15:24
He's at it again.. ? Paul, the prognosticating octopus.. ? {nm} Jul 09, 11:54
No no no... Holland is correct too !!! Root for the Orange team please . BAD Facto :o {nm} Jul 09, 11:56
Hah, you just say that 'cause your from the Holland-part of the country... ;-) Nationalist! :) {nm} Jul 09, 11:57
This is a complete tangent from movies (sorry) but what are the other parts of The Netherlands? {nm} Jul 09, 11:59
Belgian politics are fascinating. Jul 09, 12:09
So.. You are definitely a Hollander, then... ;-)) {nm} Jul 09, 12:12
And proudly so.; . Dutch, from Holland, The Netherlands and so on Jul 09, 12:46
Heh ;-) {nm} Jul 09, 12:54
Zeeland and Friesland are two of them {nm} Jul 09, 12:09
However, the Belgians are putting together a cunning plan to annex Zeeland and Limburg, which would... Jul 09, 12:20
OMG.. let's hope Holland never does what the Soviet Union and breaks up into millions of smaller countries... Jul 09, 12:51
The Netherlands.... Grrrrrrr.......... ;-) {nm} Jul 09, 12:54
"Holland is a name in common usage given to a region in the western part of the Netherlands." Jul 09, 12:01
Nutty Professor {nm} Jul 09, 12:05
And by "a number of people" it means... "Facto" :) {nm} Jul 09, 12:05
I hear the tracking is through the roof for [PINK2], but Eclipse should get an easy second place :-) {nm} Jul 09, 12:57