The Netherlands Is Not 'Holland.' It Never Was.
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HN uses it as the go-to link whenever someone conflates Holland and the Netherlands.
What it is
A short CGP Grey explainer on why 'Holland' is wrong as a name for the whole country of the Netherlands. It covers the country's provinces and its constituent territories.
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Cites daenney · 2016-06 · on “Brexit: The best thing that could happen to Holland”
For correctness, it's The Netherlands, not Holland. Though Amsterdam is located in one of the Hollands. [this video]