Holandia

See also: Holandią

Polish

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Holandia

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Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Holland, from Old Dutch holt lant.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Holandia f

(occasionally proscribed) Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe, consisting of four constituent countries: the Netherlands per se, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten; official name: Królestwo Niderlandów)
Synonym: Niderlandy
(occasionally proscribed) Netherlands (The main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium)
Holland (a traditional region in the Netherlands formed by two modern provinces, North Holland and South Holland)

Usage notes

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

Declension of Holandia

	singular
nominative	Holandia
genitive	Holandii
dative	Holandii
accusative	Holandię
instrumental	Holandią
locative	Holandii
vocative	Holandio

Related terms

(adjectives):

holenderski

(nouns):

References

^ “Urząd Publikacji – Międzyinstytucjonalny przewodnik redakcyjny – 7.1. Kraje – 7.1.1. Stosowane nazwy i skróty”, in publications.europa.eu‎^[1], 2024 January 25 (last accessed)
^ “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), 2024 January 25 (last accessed)