▲ 3 ▼ Is Holland no longer a thing? We're only allowed to call it "The Netherlands" now? (lemmy.world) submitted 1 year ago by LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.ml 11 comments fedilink hide all child comments Holland is such a pretty word, evoking imagery of tulips & wooden klompen shoes & windmills. Why aren't we allowed to say "Holland" anymore?
[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) It's like calling America "New York". permalink fedilink source hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) and similar to calling the USA 'America' (totum pro parte versus pars pro toto) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) and similar to calling the USA 'America' (totum pro parte versus pars pro toto) permalink fedilink source parent