Re: correct terminology

Prometheus wrote:

* At the time Dutch referred to a wider area than Holland.

I think you'll find that is still the case! Holland only accounts for two of the 12 provinces of The Netherlands where the majority of Dutch people live (Noord Holland and Zuid Holland).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holland
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