Холандия

Bulgarian

Холандия

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Germanic *hultą

Proto-West Germanic *holt

Old Dutch holt

Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ-

Proto-Indo-European *-om

Proto-Germanic *landą

Frankish *land

Old Dutch lant

Old Dutch holt lantder.

Bulgarian Холандия

Ultimately from Old Dutch holt lant (“wood land”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [xoˈɫandijɐ]

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• Rhymes: -andijɐ
• Syllabification^(key): Хо‧лан‧ди‧я
• Hyphenation^(key): Хо‧лан‧дия

Proper noun

Хола́ндия • (Holándija) f (indeclinable, relational adjective хола́ндски, demonym хола́ндец, female demonym хола́ндка)

1. Holland (a historical province of the Netherlands)
2. (by extension):
   1. Netherlands (the main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium)
   2. Netherlands (a country in Western Europe, consisting of four constituent countries: the Netherlands per se, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten the Kingdom of the Netherlands)

   Synonyms: Нидерла́ндия (Niderlándija), Ни́ската земя́ (Nískata zemjá)