When I was young it was always known as Holland, not The Netherlands.....
2007-09-08 19:44:03 · 12 answers · asked by mark o 1 in Travel ➔ Europe (Continental) ➔ Netherlands
That was because you were not taught better.
The country has been called Nederland (and so the Netherlands) for a long time.
Some people, even our prime minister, still make the mistake to talk about Holland when they talk about the country.
But it is like England and the UK, if you want to talk about the whole UK you would not call it England.
2007-09-08 21:05:02 · answer #1 · answered by Willeke 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
it never has been. even when we declared independance from the spanish in 15-something. the official name of the country was, the republic of the (seven) netherlands. nowadays were a kindom, but its still 'the kindom of the netherlands.
The country the netherlands used to be made up out of 7 states one of these was Holland, it was the most wealthy, and the most powerful. today the day the netherlands is split into 12 provinces, 2 of which are north and south holland.
3 of the 4 largest cities are in the netherlands, one is the capitol amsterdam, the second the the worlds largest harbour rotterdam. and the 4th is seat of government the hague. the 3rd is groningen, its not in holland.
The netherlands has 16 million inhabitants, about 8 million of those people live in holland, which is only about 25% of the country.
english people, and americans in general seem to use the terms at random, almost as synonims, but i guess this is just poor education. 99% would probably not even be able to pinpoint us on a globe.
2007-09-09 11:57:08 · answer #2 · answered by mrzwink 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Dutch refer to their country as The Netherlands, and have since the group of provinces became a state a couple of hundred years back.
Holland is actually two provinces: Noord-Holland and Zuid-Holland, and the port city of Rotterdam is located in Zuid-Holland, which through the intense trading through this port over the centuries is possibly why this Holland/The Netherlands thing was started.
So you see the country as a whole was never actually 'Holland' ...
2007-09-12 02:52:35 · answer #3 · answered by Orla C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
European countries with latin-based languages call it "The Low Countries" which I guess is more accurate. In France for examples it is "Pays Bas" i.e. "Low Countries". No-one really says "Netherlands" here I find but mainly Holland. There are two provinces in the Netherlands bearing that name : Noord Holland (North) and Zuid Holland (South).
I have Dutch nationality acquired through my parents but have never lived in Holland ( oops, sorry, "The Netherlands"). I have visited it on many an occasion and have recently begun to take a particular interest in my roots and the country where most of my ancestors are from. I haven't been since 2004 now.
2007-09-08 21:56:00 · answer #4 · answered by PRH1 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Hi, I'm a native.
Holland is only a part of The Netherlands, in fact it's two provinces: North-Holland and South-Holland. The country was never officially named "Holland" but many people do call it that way. This probably happended because only few centuries ago it was the ships from the Holland harbours that sailed the international seas and operated overseas trade ... leading to colonialism.
But when you speak of Holland..........you only speak of 2 of our 12 provinces.
Hope this helps.
2007-09-09 04:42:58 · answer #5 · answered by Endie vB 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Holland is part of the Netherlands.
2007-09-08 20:04:30 · answer #6 · answered by papars 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"When I was young it was always known as Holland, not The Netherlands....."
No, it wasn't - it's always been the Netherlands!
North and South Holland are both provinces in the Netherlands. Referring to the Netherlands as Holland is like referring to the USA as Texas.
2007-09-10 12:31:25 · answer #7 · answered by drachir 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
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2016-10-04 06:06:05 · answer #8 · answered by hughart 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Holland only covers part of the Netherlands, so its use is comparable to saying England when referring to the whole of the U.K.
2007-09-08 19:57:36 · answer #9 · answered by Nickname 5 · 7⤊ 1⤋
My husband who is in his 40s refers to it as The Netherlands - when I speak with his mother she refers to it as Holland -
I have no idea if that makes a difference - I mean their age/generation.....
My husband is from The Netherlands - is there right now as a matter of fact.
2007-09-08 19:52:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋