Holland (disambiguation)
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Holland can refer to:
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[edit] Relating to the Netherlands
- In strict usage, Holland is the name of a former province of the Netherlands, now split into Noord-Holland and Zuid-Holland. In English (but also in Dutch, German and Swedish), "Holland" is informally used as a name for the whole of the Netherlands. This informal use was reinforced by the Dutch Tourist Board (VVV) who previously referred to the Netherlands as Holland in its English language literature and on their main website, Holland.com; they have now changed this.
Historically it can refer to:
- The County of Holland, a county in the Holy Roman Empire factually until 1581, formally until 1795
- The Dutch Republic or Republic of the Seven United Provinces, an independent aristocratic Republic from 1579/1581 until 1795, frequently called simply "Holland" in literature
- The Kingdom of Holland, a French vassal state covering roughly the area of the Netherlands during the Napoleonic era (1806-1810)
It may also refer to:
- Holland (subnational area), a region within the Netherlands, now divided into two provinces:
- Holland cloth
[edit] Places
[edit] Canada
[edit] United Kingdom
- Holland, Lancashire and Up Holland
- Holland, Lincolnshire, formerly one of three 'Parts' of Lincolnshire
- New Holland, North Lincolnshire, a village
- Holland Park, a part of Kensington, London
[edit] United States
- Holland, Arkansas
- Holland, Indiana
- Holland, Iowa
- Holland, Kansas
- Holland, Kentucky
- Holland, Massachusetts
- Holland, Michigan
- Holland, Minnesota
- Holland, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Holland, Missouri
- Holland, New York
- Holland, North Carolina
- Holland, Ohio
- Holland, Pennsylvania
- Holland, Texas
- Holland, Vermont
- Holland, Wisconsin (disambiguation)
- Holland Township, Michigan (disambiguation)
- Holland Township, Minnesota
- South Holland, Illinois
[edit] Singapore
[edit] People
[edit] Music
- Holland (album), by The Beach Boys
- A song by Sufjan Stevens on Michigan (album)
- Holland, 1945, on the In the Aeroplane Over the Sea album by Neutral Milk Hotel
- The former name of a rock ‘n’ roll band from Nashville, Tennessee, now known as The Lonely Hearts
- Gollandiya (lit. Holland), Russian rock/blues band
[edit] Submarines and ships
A range of prototype and commissioned submarines were designed and built by, or named for, John Philip Holland. The prototypes were designated using the Roman numerals (I–VI). The Holland VI prototype became the USS Holland (SS-1), the first US Navy submarine. The British Royal Navy submarines based on designs by Holland were designated using the Arabic numerals (1–6).
[edit] Prototype submarines
- Holland I (1878)
- Holland II
- Holland III (1883)
- Holland VI (1897–1900) – after trial runs and modifications, this prototype was commissioned in 1900 by the US Navy as USS Holland (SS-1), the US Navy's first submarine
[edit] Commissioned submarines and ships
- USS Holland (SS-1) (1900–1913) – in origin, this craft was launched in 1897 as the Holland VI prototype, and was given the USS Holland designation after it was commissioned in 1900 by the US Navy as its first submarine
- Holland class submarine, Royal Navy
- American Holland Class Submarines, a Russian class of submarines
- USS Holland – list of ships called USS Holland
[edit] Business
- Holland, a brand of YRC Worldwide
- Holland & Holland, British gun-maker
- Holland, Hannen & Cubitts, a British building firm
- Holland Land Company, an unincorporated syndicate of Dutch investors
- Holland Publishing, UK publishing house
- Holland (publisher), Dutch publishing house
[edit] Sports
- Netherlands national football team
- Holland Blast, USA Basketball
- Holland Ladies Tour, a women's elite professional road bicycle racing stage race
- Derek Holland (baseball), a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers
[edit] Transport
- Holland Tunnel, a vehicular tunnel between New Jersey and New York
- Holland America Line, shipping and passenger line
- Holland (SEPTA station), abandoned train station in the USA
- Holland Arms railway station, UK railway
[edit] English titles of nobility
- Baron Holland, an English noble title, now extinct
- Earl of Holland, an English noble title, now extinct
- Holland Baronets, four Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Holland
[edit] Other uses
- Holland Novak, a fictional character from the anime Eureka Seven
- Holland (chicken), a breed of chicken originating in the U.S.
- Holland Christian Schools, a private Christian school system located in Holland, Michigan
- Holland Doc, a documentary channel of the Netherlands
- Holland Festival, a performing arts festival in the Netherlands
- Holland Harbor Light, harbor light in Ottawa County, Michigan
- Holland House, London, built in 1605, one of the first great houses in Kensington, England
- Holland Island Bar Light, U.S. lighthouse
[edit] See also
- Hollander (disambiguation) (includes Hollaender and Holländer)
- François Hollande
- New Holland (disambiguation)
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