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Yellowstarstruck Posted 11 years ago
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Netherlands/Holland

Hi! Why do you have to put "the" in for the Netherlands? Thanks, Fulvio

1. Where do you want to go? I want to go to Holland.
2. Where do you want to go? I want to go to the Netherlands.
  

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yellowstarstruckHi! Why do you have to put "the" in for the Netherlands? Thanks, Fulvio
The official name of the country is "The Netherlands."
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'Netherlands' means 'low countries'. It's a descriptive term as well as being the name of the country. like 'the United States (of America). That's why it needs the article.
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