Hollander
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See also: Holländer
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (surname): Hollender
Etymology[edit]
Probably Holland + -er; compare the German Holländer.
Noun[edit]
Hollander (plural Hollanders)
- Somebody from Holland.
- (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.
- A very hard, semi-glazed, green or dark brown brick, which will not absorb water.
- Synonym: Dutch clinker
- 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
Derived terms[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Hollander (plural Hollanders)
- A surname.
References[edit]
“Hollander” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
Hollander m (plural Hollanders)
- Hollander, person from Holland (e.g. North Holland or South Holland) or of Hollandic descent.
- (Belgium) Dutchman (person from the Netherlands)
- A hamlet in Leudal, Limburg, Netherlands.
Usage notes[edit]
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[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Jersey Dutch: Hôl-läänder
- → Caribbean Hindustani: Holandar
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- nl:Villages in Limburg, Netherlands
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