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Why and when did the US start referring to Holland as The Netherlands?

Asked by JLeslie (65452points) June 11th, 2019 from iPhone

My Dutch friends use Holland, it seems to me it would make sense to follow their lead.

Did other countries stop using Holland too?

From what I understand Holland technically is only part of the Netherlands, but the entire country was referred to as Holland.

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