hollander
オランダ人
解説 Definition
Hollander は「オランダ人」、特に歴史的にはホラント地方の人を指す語です。現代英語では Dutch person のほうが一般的で、Hollander と大文字で書かれることが多い点に注意します。
A person from Holland, or more broadly a person from the Netherlands. The term is now less usual than “Dutch person” and often occurs in historical writing; it is generally capitalized when used for nationality or regional identity.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Holland に「〜の人」を表す -er が付いた Hollander と分解します。歴史的にはホラント地方の人、広くはオランダ人を指しますが、現代英語では Dutch person が普通です。an Amsterdam Hollander や an old mapmaker described as a Hollander など、古い記録の表現として覚えます。
See the transparent formation Holland plus -er, the suffix meaning “a person from a place.” Historically, a Hollander was specifically someone from Holland, the western region containing North Holland and South Holland; writers have also used it more broadly for a Dutch person. Remember it through older diaries, maps, and museum labels, where the term is more likely to appear. In present-day neutral English, Dutch person is usually the natural choice. Capitalize Hollander when it denotes regional or national identity.
例文
The diary called the visitor a Hollander from Amsterdam.
その日記は、訪問者をアムステルダム出身のオランダ人と呼んでいました。
A Hollander helped translate the letter into Dutch.
一人のオランダ人が、その手紙をオランダ語に訳すのを手伝いました。
The old mapmaker was described as a Hollander in the museum notes.
その古い地図職人は、博物館の解説でオランダ人と説明されていました。
hollander の類義語・関連語
hollander の語源・成り立ち Etymology
Holland（オランダ）+ -er（～の人）から成る。Hollandはゲルマン語の holt（森）+ land（土地）で「森の土地」が原義。関連語：Holland（オランダ）、Netherlands（低地の国）。中世の木材豊かな低湿地帯を指した地名が国名となり、その住民を表す語。
Hollander is formed from Holland and the person-forming suffix -er. Holland was originally the name of a region in the western Netherlands, and its name is generally traced to Middle Dutch holtland, “woodland,” from holt, “wood,” and land. Because Holland was historically prominent abroad, its regional name was often applied informally to the Netherlands as a whole. Hollander consequently acquired both a precise regional sense and a broader national one.
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