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by isodev 157 days ago
In the province* Holland, but the country The Netherlands :)
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I live in South Holland and I still say to foreigners that "I am from Holland" meaning "I am from The Netherlands".
Technically correct but Holland has long been used as a strong branding name for the entire country. It wasn't until recent that they started to make a better distinction between the two.

Philips, ASML, Inventum and many other companies used "Made in Holland" on their products despite not being in the provinces of North and South Holland.

Pars pro toto... ;)