New Holland

English

Etymology

Coined in 1644 by Dutch explorer Abel Tasman as Nieuw Holland.

Proper noun

New Holland

1. (obsolete) The continent and the country of Australia.
   • 1787, Chart of New Holland, published by J. Stockdale, London [1]

Synonyms

• Australia
• Terra Australis (obsolete)

Translations

obsolete: Australia

• Dutch: ^{(please verify)} Niew Hollandt
• Estonian: Uus-Holland
• French: ^{(please verify)} Nouvelle Hollande
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: Neuholland
• Latin: Nova Hollandia
• Serbo-Croatian: Nova Nizozemska f