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The Netherlands Is Not 'Holland.' It Never Was.
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A short CGP Grey explainer on why 'Holland' is wrong as a name for the whole country of the Netherlands. It covers the country's provinces and its constituent territories.
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HN uses it as the go-to link whenever someone conflates Holland and the Netherlands.
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From the Hacker News discussion
For correctness, it's The Netherlands, not Holland. Though Amsterdam is located in one of the Hollands. [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗Slightly off topic maybe, but it always surprises people that the Netherlands has a border with France. It’s just in the Caribbean on the island of St. Maarten / Saint Martin. Obligatory YouTube clip “Holland vs. The Netherlands” [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗obligatory CGP Grey [VIDEO] > Confusion continues because: People who live in the Hollands are called Hollanders, but all citizens of the Netherlands are called Dutch as is their language. > But in Dutch they say: "Nederlands sprekende Nederlanders in Nederland" which sounds like they'd rather we call them Netherlanders speaking Netherlandish. > Meanwhile, next door in Germany, they're "Deutsche sprechen Deutsch in Deutschland". Which sounds like they'd rather be called Dutch.
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