South Holland

noun

1. a province in the SW Netherlands. 1,086 sq. mi. (2,810 sq. km). : The Hague.
2. a city in NE Illinois.

South Holland

noun

1. a province of the SW Netherlands, on the North Sea: lying mostly below sea level, it has a coastal strip of dunes and is drained chiefly by distributaries of the Rhine, with large areas of reclaimed land; the most densely populated province in the country, intensively cultivated and industrialized. Capital: The Hague. Pop: 3 440 000 (2003 est). Area: 3196 sq km (1234 sq miles) Dutch nameZuidholland

Example Sentences

In South Holland it is more customary to have a 'pronk-kamer' ('show-room'), which is not a bedroom, but a kind of parlour.

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The marriage customs in North and South Holland are very different to the former.

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Towards its mouth its waters find their way into all the channels intersecting the South Holland archipelago.

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Fruit is everywhere grown, and there is a special cultivation of grapes and figs in the Westland of South Holland.

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In 1847 he was appointed governor at the Hague, and commandant in South Holland.

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