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Why is Holland sometimes caled the Netherlands and then the next time Netherlands called Holland?? |
Travel Info I was watching the football last night and my partner said this as looking at the score at the top of the page it said the Netherlands but during the world cup it said Holland at the top?? Strange!! Travel Tips The Netherlands is often referred to by the name Holland. This is not terminologically precise, since the provinces of North and South Holland in the western Netherlands are only two of the country's twelve provinces. The name 'Holland' for the Netherlands is also used colloquially by the Dutch themselves, especially in relation to association football, where the national team is cheered with "Holland!". The term is also used for promotional purposes, because the name 'Holland' is better known worldwide. I hope this clarifies your doubts...... Others the netherlands is holland the English people called it Netherlands, but the people who lived there called it Holand,in the world there are many countries have double names,it's original name,and it's English name. like Egypt in English Misr in Arabic Holland nowadays are two provinces of the Netherlands. The Netherlands (which means 'the low lands') is the official name of our country. In history, it was all different. Holland was much bigger and was called that way referring to 'wood land' (holt land, an old word for 'hout' (wood) land.) Holland was (in)famous for conquering parts of the world. Later Holland became one of the seven provinces of the Netherlands, nowadays the Netherlands have 12 provinces. Because the history, many people still call the Netherlands Holland. If you are into reading a lot about it, check out this wikipage. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/holland... Those are two names for the same country. In the 17th century there was a country called Holland. Nowadays this small country is part of the Netherlands. |
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