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Holandia

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See also: Holandią

Polish

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Etymology

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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 *Holtland
Middle Dutch Hollant
Dutch Hollandbor.
Polish Holandia

    Borrowed from Dutch Holland, from Old Dutch holt lant.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /xɔˈlan.dja/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -andja
    • Syllabification: Ho‧lan‧dia

    Proper noun

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    Holandia f

    1. (occasionally proscribed) 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; official name: Królestwo Niderlandów)
      Synonym: Niderlandy
    2. (occasionally proscribed) Netherlands (the main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium)
    3. Holland (a historical province of the Netherlands)

    Usage notes

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    The use of Niderlandy as the short form of the country's name is prescribed by the European Union.[1] This usage, however, is discouraged by the Commission on Standardization of Geographical Names in Poland, which advises using Holandia instead.[2]

    Declension

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    Declension of Holandia
    singular
    nominative Holandia
    genitive Holandii
    dative Holandii
    accusative Holandię
    instrumental Holandią
    locative Holandii
    vocative Holandio
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    adjectives
    nouns

    See also

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    countries in Europe: kraje Europy (appendix)edit

    References

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    1. ^ “Urząd Publikacji – Międzyinstytucjonalny przewodnik redakcyjny – 7.1. Kraje – 7.1.1. Stosowane nazwy i skróty”, in publications.europa.eu‎[1], 25 January 2024 (last accessed)
    2. ^ “Urzędowy wykaz nazw państw i terytoriów niesamodzielnych - Komisja Standaryzacji Nazw Geograficznych poza Granicami Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej - Portal Gov.pl”, in Komisja Standaryzacji Nazw Geograficznych poza Granicami Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej‎[2] (in Polish), 25 January 2024 (last accessed)

    Further reading

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    • “Holandia”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • “Holandia”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[4] (in Polish)
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