"holland" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hollands [plural]
Etymology: After Holland, where it originally came from. From Old Dutch holt lant (“wood land”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|odt|holt lant||wood land}} Old Dutch holt lant (“wood land”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} holland (countable and uncountable, plural hollands)
  1. (now historical) A type of linen cloth, originally from Holland. Wikipedia link: holland cloth Tags: countable, historical, uncountable Categories (topical): Fabrics Derived forms: brown holland Translations (linen cloth): грубо ленено платно (grubo leneno platno) [neuter] (Bulgarian), hollande [feminine] (French), Hollandzeug [neuter, obsolete] (German), olanda [feminine] (Italian), holanda [feminine] (Portuguese), холст (xolst) [masculine] (Russian), holanda [feminine] (Spanish)

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