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South Holland

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South Holland, province, Netherlands

South Holland, Dutch Zuidholland, province (1994 pop. 3,313,200), c.1,085 sq mi (2,810 sq km), W Netherlands, bounded by the North Sea in the west. The Hague Hague, The (hāg), Du. 's Gravenhage or Den Haag, Fr. La Haye, city (1994 pop.
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 is the capital; other cities include Rotterdam Rotterdam (rŏt`ərdăm', Dutch rôtərdäm`), city (1994 pop. 598,521), South Holland prov.
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, Dordrecht Dordrecht (dôr`drĕkht) or Dort
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, Leiden Leiden or Leyden (both: lī`dən), city (1994 pop. 114,892), South Holland prov.
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, Delft Delft (dĕlft), city (1994 pop. 91,941), South Holland prov., W Netherlands.
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, Schiedam Schiedam (skhē'däm`), city (1994 pop. 72,515), South Holland prov.
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, and Gouda Gouda (gou`də, g`–, Du. gou`dä), city (1994 pop.
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. A fertile lowland, protected by dunes and dikes along the coast, its physical geography is similar to that of North Holland North Holland, Dutch Noordholland (nōrt'hô`länt), province (1994 pop. 2,457,300), c.
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, with which it was united until 1840 as Holland Holland, former county of the Holy Roman Empire and, from 1579 to 1795, chief member of the United Provinces of the Netherlands. Its name is popularly applied to the entire Netherlands.
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. In 1953 a flood seriously damaged the province's soil.

South Holland, village, United States

South Holland, village (1990 pop. 22,105), Cook co., NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago; settled 1846 by Dutch, inc. 1894.


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