holland
オランダ
解説 Definition
Holland は、オランダの一部である Holland（ホラント地方）を指す固有名です。日常的にオランダ全体を指して使われることもありますが、国名としては the Netherlands が正式です。
Holland is a region in the western Netherlands, historically associated especially with the present provinces of North Holland and South Holland. The name is also used informally for the entire country, although the Netherlands is the more accurate national name.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Holland は本来、北ホラント州と南ホラント州を中心とする地域名です。旅行の話では Holland と the Netherlands が混同されがちですが、国全体の正式な英語名は the Netherlands と覚えましょう。人・言語・形容詞には Dutch を使い、Hollandish とは通常言いません。
Remember Holland as a region inside the Netherlands, not strictly as the official name of the whole country. North Holland and South Holland are two provinces, while the Netherlands is the country. In casual speech and tourism, Holland has often been used for the nation as a whole, which explains the familiar overlap. Also separate the place name from Dutch: Dutch describes the people, language, or things from the Netherlands. This contrast helps you choose naturally between visit Holland, live in the Netherlands, and speak Dutch.
例文
Holland is known for its flat land.
ホラント地方は平らな土地で知られています。
She visited Holland during her trip to the Netherlands.
彼女はオランダ旅行中にホラント地方を訪れました。
Many tourists take photos of windmills in Holland.
多くの観光客がホラント地方で風車の写真を撮ります。
holland の類義語・関連語
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holland の語源・成り立ち Etymology
オランダ語 Holland（窪地）から。hol（窪んだ）+ land（土地）で「低い土地」を意味する。海面より低い干拓地が多い地形をそのまま表した地名。英語では国全体を指すが、本来は北・南ホラント州の地域名。関連語: hollow, land。
Holland comes from the Dutch place name Holland. It has traditionally been interpreted in connection with land and low or hollow ground, fitting the region’s low-lying geography, although historical analyses of the first element vary. In English, the regional name became widely used for the Netherlands as a whole because Holland was historically the country’s most economically and politically prominent area. Today, its precise geographical use remains regional.
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