Holland (disambiguation)

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Contents 1 Relating to the Netherlands 2 Places 2.1 Canada 2.2 United Kingdom 2.3 United States 3 Music 4 Submarines and ships 4.1 Prototype submarines 4.2 Commissioned submarines and ships 5 English titles of nobility 6 Other uses 7 See also

Holland can refer to:

[edit] Relating to the Netherlands

• Holland is a region within the Netherlands, now divided into two provinces:
  • North Holland
  • South Holland
• In English, "Holland" is often used as a name for the whole of The Netherlands (rather as "England" is sometimes used to mean "The United Kingdom"). (see also Netherlands (terminology))
• The Dutch Republic or Republic of Seven Provinces, an independent aristocratic Republic from 1579/1581 until 1795, simply called "Holland" in literature frequently.
• The Kingdom of Holland, a French vassal state covering roughly the area of the Netherlands during the Napoleonic era (1806-1810)

Holland can also refer to:

[edit] Places

[edit] Canada

• Holland Landing, Ontario
• Holland River, Ontario

[edit] United Kingdom

• Holland, Lancashire and Up Holland
• Holland, Lincolnshire, formerly one of three 'Parts' of Lincolnshire
• New Holland, North Lincolnshire, a village
• Holland Park, a part of Kensington, London

[edit] United States

• Holland, Arkansas
• South Holland, Illinois
• Holland, Indiana
• Holland, Iowa
• Holland, Massachusetts
• Holland, Michigan
• Holland, Minnesota
• Holland, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Holland, Missouri
• Holland, New York
• Holland, North Carolina
• Holland, Ohio
• Holland, Pennsylvania
• Holland, Texas
• Holland, Vermont
• Holland, Wisconsin
• Holland Township, Michigan
• Holland Township, Minnesota
• A part of Suffolk, Virginia

[edit] Music

• Holland (album), an album by The Beach Boys
• A song by Sufjan Stevens on Michigan (album)
• The former name of a rock ‘n’ roll band from Nashville, Tennessee, now known as The Lonely Hearts

[edit] Submarines and ships

A range of prototype and commissioned submarines were designed and built by, or named for, John Philip Holland. The prototypes were designated using the Roman numerals (I–VI). It should be noted that the Holland VI prototype became the USS Holland, the first US Navy submarine. The British Royal Navy submarines based on designs by Holland were designated using the Arabic numerals (1–6).

[edit] Prototype submarines

• Holland I (1878)
• Holland II
• Holland III (1883)
• Holland VI (1897–1900) – after trial runs and modifications, this prototype was commissioned in 1900 by the US Navy as USS Holland (SS-1), the US Navy's first submarine.

[edit] Commissioned submarines and ships

• USS Holland (SS-1) (1900–1913) – in origin, this craft was launched in 1897 as the Holland VI prototype, and was given the USS Holland designation after it was commissioned in 1900 by the US Navy as its first submarine.

• Holland class submarine, Royal Navy
  • Holland 1 (1901–1913)
  • Holland 2 (1902–1913)
  • Holland 3 (1902–1913)
  • Holland 4 (1902–1914)
  • Holland 5 (1902–1912)

• American Holland Class Submarines, a Russian class of submarines

• USS Holland – list of ships called USS Holland

[edit] English titles of nobility

• Baron Holland, an English noble title, now extinct
• Earl of Holland, an English noble title, now extinct

[edit] Other uses

• Holland Novak, a fictional character from the anime Eureka Seven
• Holland (chicken) an breed of chicken originating in the U.S.

[edit] See also

• Holland (surname)
• Hollander (includes Hollaender and Holländer)
• François Hollande