/ Dictionary / Index H Holland: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Hol•land Pronunciation: (hol'und), [key] — n. 1840–1914, Irish inventor in the U.S. 1893–1961, New Zealand political leader: prime minister 1949–57. the Netherlands. a medieval county and province on the North Sea, corresponding to the modern North and South Holland provinces of the Netherlands. a city in W Michigan. 26,281. a cotton cloth treated to produce an opaque finish, as for window shades. SeeHolland finish. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: holland (Thesaurus) holistic hollandaise sauce Related Content Daily Word Quiz: fervor Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language