Holland ~ Netherlands

Then who are the Dutch?

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I dunno, they do have an unofficial divide between the north and the sout if I remember correctly. I haven't exactly taken a hard look at a map of Holland recently though.

I think they have a few islands as part of their territory so maybe they just go by Netherlands when they combine the nations for sporting events and such.

I really have no idea though, I'm just spitballing here.

The "clock-work orange"/Holland/Netherlands/Dutch.....are the Auburn/Plainsmen/War eagle/Tigers of Europe/UEFA !

The Netherlands is the whole country. Holland is just one region/province of The Netherlands.

Calling The Netherlands Holland would be like calling Canada Quebec.

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Calling The Netherlands Holland would be like calling Canada Quebec.

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i think a better analogy would be like using "england" to refer to the entire united kingdom.

There are actually two provinces, North Holland and South Holland, that make up Holland. Holland is on the west coast of The Netherlands, and includes the three largest cities in the Netherlands, including the capitol (Amsterdam) and seat of government (The Hague).

Generally, Dutch living outside of the Holland area do not like for it to be referred to as Holland.

Nah, most Dutchmen get annoyed that you don't know the true name of the country when you say Holland. I suppose Quebec was a bad choice as an analogy in Canada due to the political issues. Let's use Alberta instead.

Holland:the Netherlands::Alberta:Canada

I'm able to make such a dynamic analogy because I went to the University of Virginia instead of Virginia College.

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I mean, isnt the Queen of England still considered the Queen of England, Great Britain, The United Kingdom and France?

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Queen of Canada, Australia, and New Zealand technically still I think.

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Queen of Canada, Australia, and New Zealand technically still I think.

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and Belize.. but those all might fall under the United Kingdom

eta - looked it up..

the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan and Ceylon, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Kitts and Nevis

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I'm able to make such a dynamic analogy because I went to the University of Virginia instead of Virginia College.

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Virgina College soccer>>>>>>UV soccer