New Holland
English
Etymology
(sense 1) Coined in 1644 by Dutch explorer Abel Tasman as Nieuw Holland.
(sense 2) Uncertain, Parts of Holland was in the south of Lincolnshire.
Proper noun
New Holland
- (obsolete) The continent and the country of Australia.
- 1787, Chart of New Holland, published by J. Stockdale, London
- A village, a civil parish and port in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TA0823).
Synonyms
- Australia
- Terra Australis (obsolete)
Translations
obsolete: Australia
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