本文解释了荷兰（Holland）这一名称在日常使用中既指代荷兰的特定区域（即南荷兰省与北荷兰省），也被广泛用作整个尼德兰王国（The Netherlands）的简称。这种用法虽被普遍接受，但在尼德兰其他地区的人们中间存在争议。
Wikipedia sums it up quite nicely:
Holland is a name in common usage given to a region in the western part of the Netherlands. The term Holland is also frequently used as a pars pro toto to refer to the whole of the Netherlands. This usage is generally accepted but disliked by many Dutch people in the other parts of the Netherlands.
It's funny that many people who live in the Netherlands would not deny being a Hollander, even if they do not live in North- or South-Holland.
And especially during a soccer match against Germany :-).
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