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单词 Hollands
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Definition of Hollands in English:

Hollands

noun ˈhɒləndzˈhäləndz
mass nounarchaic
  • Dutch gin.

    〈古〉荷兰杜松子酒

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Genuine 18th century Hollands decanters with the correct outline, color, and gilding, and with the original stopper initialed ‘H’ to match the Hollands label are rare finds.
    • The Dutch connection was vital, for gin - or Hollands or jenever - was the elixir of the Glorious Revolution, and the fuel of William III's economic miracle.
    • But somehow the working-class ethos of Geneva, also called Hollands gin, or Square gin, survived long after Hogarth's Gin Street was bulldozed.

Origin

From archaic Dutch hollandsch genever (earlier form of hollands jenever) 'Dutch gin'.

Definition of Hollands in US English:

Hollands

nounˈhäləndz
archaic
  • Dutch gin.

    〈古〉荷兰杜松子酒

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Dutch connection was vital, for gin - or Hollands or jenever - was the elixir of the Glorious Revolution, and the fuel of William III's economic miracle.
    • But somehow the working-class ethos of Geneva, also called Hollands gin, or Square gin, survived long after Hogarth's Gin Street was bulldozed.
    • Genuine 18th century Hollands decanters with the correct outline, color, and gilding, and with the original stopper initialed ‘H’ to match the Hollands label are rare finds.

Origin

From archaic Dutch hollandsch genever (earlier form of hollands jenever) ‘Dutch gin’.

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