holland

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[ˈhɒlənd], (Noun)

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- a kind of smooth, hard-wearing linen fabric, used chiefly for window blinds and furniture covering
(e.g: holland blinds)


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Middle English: from Holland, the name of a former province of the Netherlands where the cloth was made, from Dutch, earlier Holtlant (from holt ‘wood’ + -lant ‘land’)


[ˈhɒlənd], (Noun)

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- a city in south-western Michigan, noted for its Dutch heritage; population 34,076 (est. 2008)


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