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Hook of Holland

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Hook of Hol·land  (hk; hlnd) also Hoek van Hol·land (hk vän hôlänt)
A cape and harbor of southwest Netherlands on the North Sea west of Rotterdam, for which it serves as a port.

Hook of Holland
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1. (Placename) a cape on the SW coast of the Netherlands, in South Holland province
2. (Placename) a port on this cape Dutch name Hoek van Holland
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Noun1.Hook of Holland - a cape on the southwestern coast of the Netherlands near Rotterdam
Holland, Kingdom of The Netherlands, Nederland, Netherlands, The Netherlands - a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level


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Despite a marathon journey - they left Coventry at 3am on Sunday to tackle a six-hour ferry from Harwich to the Hook of Holland and a seven-hour coach trip to Hamburg - they lined up for two matches on Monday.
I was all alone trundling on a train to the Hook of Holland, then on a boat to Britain, then on another train to London and finally up to Glasgow to meet with my brother.
Brinksma was intercepted at Harwich on 13 November 2008 after arriving on the ferry from the Hook of Holland.
 
 
 
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