difference between the netherlands and holland?

Answer 1

The Netherlands is known under various terms both in English and other languages. These are used to describe the different overlapping geographical, linguistic and political areas of the Netherlands. This is often a source of confusion for people from other parts of the world. In English the country is called 'the Netherlands' (or frequently 'Holland'), while the people and the language are called 'Dutch'. Note that in Dutch the official (and predominate) terms for these are 'Nederland', 'Nederlanders' and 'Nederlands', although they are occasionally (colloquially) called 'Holland', 'Hollanders' and 'Hollands'.

Answer 2

They are used interchangeably. However the country is officially the Netherlands (Nederland). Holland is an old province and Noord Holland and Zuid Holland are what's left today (they're in the West of the country. Oh, and about describing things as 'Hollands' (unless it really is from the province Holland) or even calling the country Holland, you might want to take a little care. Some people, particularly older people, who are themselves not Hollanders but come from the Netherlands prefer the country not be called Holland.

Answer 3

The Netherlands is the official name of the country, meaning Low Lands. Two provinces are called Holland (North and South). From the past people have called the whole country Holland as it started with just that part.

Answer 4

The outside world refers to The Netherlands as both 'The Netherlands' and 'Holland', though using 'Holland' to refer to the entire country is wrong. The Netherlands Board of Tourism does, however, use 'Holland' in its campaigns like a brand name, because it is better known and is easier to say.

The area the term 'Holland' has referred to has changed often in time, covering sometimes bigger or smaller areas or even seperated areas throughout the country. Historically, the name 'Holland' mostly refers to an area in the western part of the country, which is now known as the provinces 'Noord-Holland' (North-Holland) and 'Zuid-Holland (South-Holland). The provinces used to be together, but were split up in 1840 to prevent the province from over-dominating the rest of the country.

Answer 5

byderule got all the provinces mixed up.

Anyway, the official name of the country is The Netherlands.
Holland refers only to two of the 12 provinces.
Noord-Holland and Zuid-Holland.

The other 10 provinces are: Friesland, Groningen, Drente, Overijssel, Flevoland, Utrecht, Gelderland, Zeeland, Noord-Brabant and Limburg.

To call Holland the country as a whole is thus wrong.

Answer 6

the Netherlands .means the low lands and used to consist of 17 provinces ,this included Belgium and Luxenburg
after the Spanish inquisition ,which broke the wealth of the dutch renaisance ,the country was split up
and today the Netherlands are just 11 provinces
Zeeland,Terschelling,
Twente,Drente,Ulster ;Groningen ,Friesland
,Brabant.Limburg,
Noord(North) Holland and Zuid(south)Holland

the name Holland applies to only two provinces
but because the government is in DenHaag(zuid Holland) ,and the biggest Ports are in both ,Rotterdam (south)and Amsterdam (Noord Holland).
the whole country is mistakingly called Holland by foreigners ,but on the maps it is labelled correctly

Answer 7

There is no difference between Netherland and Holland as both names are of same country.

Answer 8

It is the same country.

Answer 9

Well they are the same country...

Answer 10

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holland
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands

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