How do you use Holländer in a sentence? See 5 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like dutchman or european, plus the exact meaning.
Holländer meaning
- Somebody from Holland.
- A Dutch person.
- A very hard, semi-glazed, green or dark brown brick, which will not absorb water.
Using Holländer
- The main meaning on this page is: Somebody from Holland. | A Dutch person. | A very hard, semi-glazed, green or dark brown brick, which will not absorb water.
- Useful related words include: netherlander, dutchman, european.
- In the example corpus, holländer often appears in combinations such as: fliegende holländer, holländer and.
Context around Holländer
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Holländer
- In this selection, "holländer" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, fliegende and wagner stand out and add context to how "holländer" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include der fliegende holländer and tannhäuser and der fliegende holländer during the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "holländer" sits close to words such as aachen, abayomi and abbots, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with holländer
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Large firs in the black forest were called „Holländer“, as they were traded to the Dutch ship yards. (18 words)
In Der fliegende Holländer Wagner uses a number of leitmotifs (literally, "leading motifs") associated with the characters and themes. (19 words)
Although distancing himself from the style of these operas from 1849 onwards, he nevertheless reworked both Der fliegende Holländer and Tannhäuser on several occasions. (24 words)
Wagner composed the rest of the Der Fliegende Holländer during the summer of 1841, with the Overture being written last, and by November 1841 the orchestration of the score was complete. (31 words)
Skelton (2002) All three (including the differing versions of Der fliegende Holländer and Tannhäuser) continue to be regularly performed throughout the world, and have been frequently recorded. (27 words)
Although distancing himself from the style of these operas from 1849 onwards, he nevertheless reworked both Der fliegende Holländer and Tannhäuser on several occasions. (24 words)
Example sentences (5)
Although distancing himself from the style of these operas from 1849 onwards, he nevertheless reworked both Der fliegende Holländer and Tannhäuser on several occasions.
In Der fliegende Holländer Wagner uses a number of leitmotifs (literally, "leading motifs") associated with the characters and themes.
Large firs in the black forest were called „Holländer“, as they were traded to the Dutch ship yards.
Skelton (2002) All three (including the differing versions of Der fliegende Holländer and Tannhäuser) continue to be regularly performed throughout the world, and have been frequently recorded.
Wagner composed the rest of the Der Fliegende Holländer during the summer of 1841, with the Overture being written last, and by November 1841 the orchestration of the score was complete.
Common combinations with holländer
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: