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    The Netherlands Is Not 'Holland.' It Never Was.

    CGP Grey

    3 HN mentions · mentioned in 3 months, 2016–2026

    YouTube

    4:00 · 14M views · Dec 22, 2012

    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.

    HN uses it as the go-to link whenever someone conflates Holland and the Netherlands.

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    3 comments from Hacker News

    1. @daenneyJun 2016· in “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

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    2. @meatmanekFeb 2026· in “The Hunt for Dark Breakfast – Can we derive breakfasts we have never observed?”

      obligatory CGP Grey this video > Confusion continues because: People who live in the Hollands are called Hollanders, but all citizens of the Netherlands are called Dutch as is their language. > But in Dutch they say: "Nederlands sprekende Nederlanders in Nederland" which sounds like they'd rather we call them Netherlanders speaking Netherlandish. > Meanwhile, next door in Germany, they're "Deutsche sprechen Deutsch in Deutschland". Which sounds like they'd rather be called Dutch.

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    3. @tnoletAug 2018· in “Border between Belgium and the Netherlands at Baarle-Hertog/Baarle-Nassau (2017)”

      Slightly off topic maybe, but it always surprises people that the Netherlands has a border with France. It’s just in the Caribbean on the island of St. Maarten / Saint Martin. Obligatory YouTube clip “Holland vs. The Netherlands” this video

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