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holland

/hol-uhnd/US // ˈhɒl ənd //UK // (ˈhɒlənd) //

霍兰,霍兰德,霍兰特,荷兰

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : John Philip, 1840–1914, Irish inventor in the U.S.
    • : Sir Sidney, 1893–1961, New Zealand political leader: prime minister 1949–57.
    • : the Netherlands.
    • : a medieval county and province on the North Sea, corresponding to the modern North and South Holland provinces of the Netherlands.
    • : a city in W Michigan.
    • : Textiles. a cotton cloth treated to produce an opaque finish, as for window shades.Holland finish.

Examples

  • Holland shows us, in one small scene, this movie’s otherwise missing-in-action soul.

  • Around that time, Holland noticed “no trespassing” signs posted near a boat landing across the street from Plant Mitchell.

  • This past March, Holland clicked on a news article shared by one of his Facebook friends.

  • A few years earlier, Holland and his father had been interested in buying a lot near the landing, which allowed access to the Flint River.

  • This past summer, Holland couldn’t stop thinking about the nearby ash ponds.

  • When I was in Holland, this is the kind of thing people feared.

  • Another crowd moved west in an apparent bid to block the Holland Tunnel.

  • It has been ten years since Brenda made the decision to move, first to Holland, then Denmark.

  • He starts talking about his big move to New York when he was 21, that drive through the Holland Tunnel to the big city.

  • Doctors in France, Germany and Holland have instead chosen to use information to immunize people against their fears.

  • The theatre at Amsterdam, in Holland, took fire and burned to death 31 persons.

  • The allies had a trifling advantage, and the Dutch retired to the coast of Holland.

  • This company has been anxious to get me to Holland, having heard of the duty performed by the Cornish engines.

  • They were anxious to know what might be done towards draining and relieving Holland from its ruinous state.

  • An Irish officer had the misfortune to be dreadfully wounded in one of the late battles in Holland.