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region in Europe, with the majority of the population living in cities. Within the
Burgundian Netherlands, Holland was the dominant province in the north; the political influence of Holland largely determined the extent of Burgundian dominion in that area. The last count of Holland was Philip III,
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Europeans, which then was projected back onto the Republic as a whole. Within the provinces themselves, a gradual slow process of cultural expansion took place, leading to a "Hollandification" of the other provinces and a more uniform culture for the whole of the
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on the part of the other provinces, a reaction to the perceived threat that
Holland poses to their local culture and identity. The other provinces have a strong, and often negative, image of Holland and the Hollanders, to whom certain qualities are ascribed within a
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This ongoing struggle to master the water played an important role in the development of
Holland as a maritime and economic power, and has traditionally been seen as developing the presumed collective character of its inhabitants: stubborn, egalitarian and frugal.
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themselves. However, some in the
Netherlands (particularly those from regions outside Holland or the west) find it undesirable or misrepresentative to use the term for the whole country. In January 2020, the Netherlands officially dropped its support of the word
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literally washing away entire regions, as the peat layer disintegrated or became detached and was carried away by the flood water. From the
Frisian side the sea even flooded the area to the east, gradually hollowing Holland out from behind and forming the
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Despite this correspondence between standard Dutch and the Dutch spoken in the
Randstad, there are local variations within Holland itself that differ from standard Dutch. The main cities each have their own modern urban dialect, that can be considered a
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While "Holland" has been replaced in
English as the official name for the country of the Netherlands, many other languages use it or a variant of it to officially refer to the Netherlands. This is the case in Southeast Asia particularly
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The land that is now
Holland has not been geographically "stable" since prehistoric times. The western coastline shifted up to 30 kilometres (19 miles) to the east and storm surges regularly broke through the row of coastal dunes. The
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is similar to the tendency to refer to the United Kingdom as "England", and developed due to Holland's becoming the dominant province and thus having the majority of political and economic interactions with other countries.
1043:), land and water included, making it roughly 13% of the area of the Netherlands. Looking at land alone, it is 5,488 square kilometres (2,119 square miles) in area. The combined population was 6.5 million in 2018.
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1154:. By the tenth century the inhabitants set about cultivating this land by draining it. However, the drainage resulted in extreme soil shrinkage, lowering the surface of the land by up to 15 metres (49 feet).
870:". This kingdom encompassed much of what would become the modern Netherlands. The name reflects how natural at the time it had become to equate Holland with the non-Belgian Netherlands as a whole.
1182:. Only drastic administrative intervention saved the county from utter destruction. The counts and large monasteries took the lead in these efforts, building the first heavy emergency
707:. In this way, Holland, now a sovereign state in a larger Dutch confederation, became the centre of the rebellion. It became the cultural, political and economic centre of the
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was deposed as the count of Holland, the executive and legislative power rested with the States of Holland, which was led by a political figure who held the office of
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1308:. Today, Holland proper is the region where the original dialects are least spoken, in many areas having been completely replaced by standard Dutch, and the
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1320:. Some people, especially in the area north of Amsterdam, still speak the original dialect of the county, Hollandic. This dialect is present in the north:
298:. By the 17th century, the province of Holland had risen to become a maritime and economic power, dominating the other provinces of the newly independent
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refers to the Netherlands as a whole, but there is no commonly used adjective for "Holland". The word "Hollandish" is no longer in common use. "
835:. Its independence was further reduced by an administrative reform in 1798, in which its territory was divided into several departments called
1743:, "When people say England, they sometimes mean Great Britain, sometimes the United Kingdom, sometimes the British Isles - but never England."
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would remain the usual name of the continent until the end of the 19th century; it is now no longer in use there, the Dutch name today being
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were used for this task. The landscape was (and in places still is) dotted with windmills, which have become a symbol of Holland.
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Hans Knippenberg and Ben de Pater, "Brandpunt van macht en modernisering" in Thimo de Nijs and Eelco Beukers (eds.), 2003,
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Hans Knippenberg and Ben de Pater, "Brandpunt van macht en modernisering" in Thimo de Nijs and Eelco Beukers (eds.), 2003,
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of the country of the Netherlands. This casual usage is commonly accepted in other countries, and is even employed by many
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The Randstad area is one of the most densely populated regions of Europe, but still relatively free of
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for the whole country, which included a logo redesign that changed "Holland" to "NL".
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died childless in 1299, the county was inherited by Count
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Terminology of the Low Countries § Holland as exonym
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is Europe's largest and most important harbour and port.
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Republic of the Seven United Provinces of the Netherlands
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In the Dutch Rebellion against the Habsburgs during the
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itself, to mean the whole of the modern country of the
429:('hollow land' in Dutch), purportedly inspired by the
1754:"Is "Holland" the Same Place as "the Netherlands"?"
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858:styled his vassal state, governed by his brother
1943:, Amsterdam, Uitgeverij Bert Bakker, pp. 127–128
1277:. Hollanders sometimes call the Dutch language "
1066:of the Netherlands. These cities, combined with
902:Sovereign Principality of the United Netherlands
723:, the wealthiest nation in the world. After the
504:, the Belgian varieties of the Dutch language ("
381:first appeared in sources for the region around
1855:Statline CBS: Bevolkingsontwikkeling per maand.
1801:Groot Woordenboek der Nederlandse Taal. Deel II
1406:was likewise named after the Dutch province of
671:, king of Spain. He was deposed in 1581 by the
1623:Netherlands Board of Tourism & Conventions
1600:Groot Woordenboek der Nederlandse Taal. Deel I
1273:The predominant language spoken in Holland is
527:Initially, Holland was a remote corner of the
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620:in 1287 the part of Frisia west of the later
443:and other languages, including sometimes the
27:Region and former province of the Netherlands
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1039:Holland is 7,494 square kilometres (2,893
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1663:Romano, Andrea (January 7, 2020).
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914:United Kingdom of the Netherlands
862:and shortly by the son of Louis,
630:States of Holland and West Frisia
565:. The area was initially part of
1721:The English: Europe's lost tribe
1344:. In the south on the island of
439:"Holland" is informally used in
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1827:"Highpoints of the Netherlands"
1760:from the original on 2016-04-13
1556:from the original on 2017-08-03
1281:" instead of the standard term
581:known about with certainty was
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1638:"Holland or the Netherlands?"
1093:, including horticulture and
1157:To the south of Holland, in
958:Geography of the Netherlands
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282:on the western coast of the
1917:Dutch: An Essential Grammar
1328:and the area around there,
1239:and the traditional dress (
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488:is the adjectival form for
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2022:Regions of the Netherlands
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1165:, this development led to
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557:of the County of Holland
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1161:, and to the north, in
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484:In Dutch, the word
473:the monarch of the
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