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Is a Dutch person a Hollander or a Nederlander?
Meaning
- Hollander
- Dutch personOften used for any Dutch person, but opinions differ on that: Holland is only part of the country, and some people from other provinces don't like being called a Hollander.
Holland is only part of the Netherlands: the provinces of North and South Holland. So strictly speaking, een Hollander comes from there, and een Nederlander is anyone from the Netherlands.
People use Hollander for any Dutch person all the time, but someone from Brabant, Limburg or Groningen may not love it. Typisch Hollands (so Dutch) is fine, though.
Examples
Typisch Hollands!
So Dutch!
Ik ben geen Hollander, ik kom uit Limburg.
I'm not a Hollander, I'm from Limburg.
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