Hollander

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle English holander, Hollander; equivalent to Holland +‎ -er; compare the German Holländer.

Noun

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Hollander (plural Hollanders)

  1. Somebody from Holland.
  2. (archaic) A Dutch person.
    • 1658, Jan van Riebeeck, Precis of the Archives of the Cape of Good Hope[1]:
      Hollanders are not a nation to rob another of its property, but desire to live in friendship with all people, and trade with them.
  3. A very hard, semi-glazed, green or dark brown brick, which will not absorb water.
    Synonym: Dutch clinker
  4. Short for Hollander beater.
    • 1889, Johannes Rudolf Wagner, William Crookes, Handbook of Chemical Technology:
      The first operation (in making paper) is performed by two machines, called the half-hollander and the whole-hollander
  5. A Dutch rabbit.

Derived terms

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Proper noun

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Hollander (plural Hollanders)

  1. A surname.

References

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Hollander”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch hollander. Equivalent to Holland +‎ -er.

The toponym is first attested in 1978 as Hollander. It is derived from the demonym and refers to the first inhabitant(s) of the settlement. Compare Brabander.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɔˌlɑn.dər/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Hol‧lan‧der
  • Rhymes: -ɑndər

Noun

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Hollander m (plural Hollanders, feminine Hollandse)

  1. Hollander, person from Holland (e.g. North Holland or South Holland) or of Hollandic descent
  2. (Belgium) Dutchman (person from the Netherlands)
  3. A hamlet in Leudal, Limburg, Netherlands

Usage notes

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Unlike Holland, which is sometimes used for the Netherlands as a whole in patriotic contexts, Dutch people are not very likely to use Hollander to refer to any Dutch person.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Jersey Dutch: Hôl-läänder
  • Caribbean Hindustani: Holandar

Adjective

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Hollander (not comparable)

  1. (uncommon) of or from Holland
    Synonym: Hollands

Declension

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Declension of Hollander
uninflected Hollander
inflected Hollander
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial Hollander
indefinite m./f. sing. Hollander
n. sing. Hollander
plural Hollander
definite Hollander
partitive Hollanders

References

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  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN