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Is Holland no longer a thing? We're only allowed to call it "The Netherlands" now? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.ml
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Holland is such a pretty word, evoking imagery of tulips & wooden klompen shoes & windmills. Why aren't we allowed to say "Holland" anymore?

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[–] 9 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Holland's one province, only about 20% of the Netherlands is Holland

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    PS, I'm wrong, it's two provinces, North Holland and South Holland

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    PPS: the gov stopped supporting thepars pro toto name in 2020: https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/netherlands-holland-official-name-change

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