Talk:Holland

holland

The primary definition of the word holland is an abbreviated form of "holy land."

It has also been used by a country in northern Europe called Holland.

Additionally, the word is used as a name for a type of cloth.

See: WP:Wikipedia is not a dictionary--MWAK (talk) 06:16, 11 July 2026 (UTC)

Ultimately (possibly)? Which is it?

From the article:

The name Holland ultimately stems (possibly) from holt land ("wooded land")

I don't think you can possibly ultimately stem from something ... you either utlimately stem, or possibly stem but not both. That's like saying some thing is "possibly absolutely" certain ...

This has been solved--MWAK (talk) 06:17, 11 July 2026 (UTC)

How the article is written

Does anyone else think the article reads more like a novel or something than an encyclopedia article?

"Each of the provinces in the Netherlands has a history that deserves full attention on its own. However, to a certain extent at least, the history of Holland is the history of the Netherlands, and vice versa. See the article on "History of the Netherlands" for a more detailed history. The article here focuses on those points that are specific to Holland itself or that highlight the nature of the role played by Holland in the Netherlands as a whole.

[Reclamation of the land

The land that is now Holland had never been stable. Historical maps of Holland bear little resemblance to the maps of today. Over the millennia the geography of the region had been dynamic. The western coastline shifted up to thirty kilometres to the east and storm surges regularly wreaked havoc with the coastline."

Most of these problems have been solved by now.--MWAK (talk) 06:22, 11 July 2026 (UTC)