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Thread: English speakers: do you refer to the Netherlands as "Netherlands" or "Holland"?

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    Default English speakers: do you refer to the Netherlands as "Netherlands" or "Holland"?

    A lot of Americans say Holland, rather than the Netherlands. I am unsure why.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sikeliot View Post
    A lot of Americans say Holland, rather than the Netherlands. I am unsure why.
    I use both names, but it seems easier and more consistent to use one-word country names, like Holland, instead of "The Netherlands." Just as it's easier to say "China" instead of "The People's Republic of China."

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    I say Netherlands.

    I've heard of the word Holland before but never really knew its true meaning, until now lol.

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    Netherlands

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    Calling the Netherlands "Holland" is like calling the United States "Texas".

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    In English I use the Netherlands, but it's commonly called Holland here. I've only heard a few people use Nederlandene.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bezprym View Post
    Calling the Netherlands "Holland" is like calling the United States "Texas".
    exactly lol. at least for some languages like in english and dutch

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    Quote Originally Posted by Skjaldemjøden View Post
    In English I use the Netherlands, but it's commonly called Holland here. I've only heard a few people use Nederlandene.
    Same here. In English I always say "the Netherlands", although in Polish language it is a different story.

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    In German mostly Holland in English mostly Netherlands, eventhough in german the word Niederlande exists too but I guess Holland is more commanly used.
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    We usually call it the Netherlands here

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