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Netherlands verses Holland - Which is when?
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lugnet.loc.nl
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Mon, 27 Sep 1999 05:07:55 GMT
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Are the terms Holland and "the Netherlands" used interchangably when
describing the country?
For instance which of the following is correct? (probably both are)
"The Shell sets have been released in Holland"
"The Shell sets have been released in the Netherlands"
I guess what I'm trying to say is
1) When is it appropriate to use "Holland"
2) When is it appropriate to use "the Netherlands"
Some of the confusion comes from the fact that the Dutch soccer team is
referred to as "the Netherlands".
Thanks in advance
Sanjay
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: Netherlands verses Holland - Which is when?
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| Op een zekere dag, te weten Mon, 27 Sep 1999 05:07:55 GMT, klom "Sanjay D'Souza" <sds87@hotmail.com> in het toetsenbord en schreef ons: (...) It's rather simple. There are two 'states' called 'zuid-holland' and 'noord-holland', (south and north (...) (25 years ago, 27-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.nl)
| | | Re: Netherlands verses Holland - Which is when?
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| Hi Sanjay, Everyone is right they all use thee same grounds to tell you it. But Im to blame I think because I use them all the time, Holland is more short then the Netherlands and on the other hand I dont like the The in Netherlands. An translation (...) (25 years ago, 27-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.nl)
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