Meaning of New Holland | Babel Free
Definitions
- The continent and the country of Australia.
- A village, civil parish, and port in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TA0823).
- A settlement in Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Hall County, Georgia.
- A village in Logan County, Illinois.
- A village in Fayette County and Pickaway County, Ohio.
- A community in Hyde County, North Carolina.
- A borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
- A census-designated place in Douglas County, South Dakota.
- Synonym of Dutch Brazil.
Equivalents
Deutsch
Neuholland
Español
Nueva Holanda
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
Nuhōlani
日本語
ニューホランド
Nederlands
Nieuw-Holland
Examples
“1787, Chart of New Holland, published by J. Stockdale, London https://web.archive.org/web/20060107065752/http://www.nla.gov.au/rmaps/nk1586.html”
“Colonisation began towards the end⟳ of 1826, when a British settlement was founded at Albany, on the southern coast, and in the next year the whole territory (then known as New Holland) became a possession of the British Crown.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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