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Holland Definition–noun | 1. | John Philip, 1840–1914, Irish inventor in the U.S. | | 2. | Sir Sidney (George), 1893–1961, New Zealand political leader: prime minister 1949–57. | | 4. | a medieval county and province on the North Sea, corresponding to the modern North and South Holland provinces of the Netherlands. | | 5. | a city in W Michigan. 26,281. | | 6. | Textiles. | a. | a cotton cloth treated to produce an opaque finish, as for window shades. | | |
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