Hollands

[ hol-uhndz ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

1. a gin, originally made in Holland, in which the juniper is mixed in the mash.

Hollands

/ ˈhɒləndz /

noun

1. Dutch gin, often sold in stone bottles

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hollands¹

1705–15; < Dutch hollandsch ( genever ) Dutch (gin)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hollands¹

C18: from Dutch hollandsch genever

Example Sentences

Later on, after Hollands’ car and a home owned by Brim-Edwards were tagged with the words “Shame” — acts that have not been connected to any PAT members — the union issued a statement condemning vandalism.

From Seattle Times

School Board Chair Gary Hollands said the union requested help from the district to create a cost analysis.

From Seattle Times

Melissa had been playing with a friend outside her home on Bracknell's sprawling Great Hollands estate when a man appeared.

From BBC

Several dozen injured people were treated at the scene and taken to hospitals, Hollands Midden officials said in a statement.

From New York Times

Working with the literature and linguistics academics Jonathan Hope and Sam Hollands, we've been using computers to search millions of words in texts pre-dating Shakespeare.

From Salon