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> also have to do with the country changing its name from Holland to The
> Netherlands.
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> (kim)
The first dutch designation was the "H". The kits marking should read
H - N A B D (NABD evenly spaced)
Later, when the country codes were changed The "P" was added.
P for "Pays Bas" French for The Netherlands.
(Pays = countries, Bas = low; the Low Lountries/Lands)
We Dutch call The Netherlands "Nederland" or "Holland".
Neder = low, Hol = hollow. Most of Holland is below sea level.
Just another lesson learned. One is never too old. Ha!
Cheers,
Dennis
Rob van Riel - 06 Oct 2005 16:06 GMT
> We Dutch call The Netherlands "Nederland" or "Holland".
That should more accurately be "those Dutch who also happen to live in
one of the provinces called Holland"; apparently they have a problem
distinguishing between their part and the whole. The rest tend to stick to
Nederland.
> Neder = low, Hol = hollow. Most of Holland is below sea level.
Possibly correct, although most of The Netherlands isn't.
Rob
r.nijssen - 06 Oct 2005 17:00 GMT
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> Dennis
No, youre wrong this what is written under Holland in wikipedia:
The name Holland in this and the other entries on this page ultimately
stem from holt land ("wooded land"). A popular, but incorrect, fake
etymology holds that it is derived from hol land ("hollow land"),
inspired by the low-lying geography of both the Dutch and the English
region (Holland, Lincolnshire).
greatings from Den Haag, Nederlang
Rein Nijssen
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For example see:
http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Commercial_Aviation/netherlands/Tra
n24G1.htm
kim - 06 Oct 2005 21:00 GMT
> For example see:
> http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Commercial_Aviation/netherlands/Tran24G1.htm
Brilliant, thanks.
(kim)