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Etymology

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From Holland (the Netherlands) +‎ -i- +‎ -stan.

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Hollandistan

  1. (slang, derogatory, offensive) The Netherlands, viewed as an Islamic country because of immigration from Islamic countries.
    • 2017, Pamela Geller, “Forward”, in Fatwa: Hunted in America, Miami, Fla.: Dangerous Books, →ISBN, page xii:
      According to the Central Council of Muslims in Germany, at least 80% of the 1.3 million newcomers in Germany in 2015 and 2016 are Islamic. Germany is becoming Germanistan. Holland is becoming Hollandistan. Europe is becoming Eurabia.

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