蘭らん国こく

noun

Holland; the Netherlands

Archaic name for Holland/the Netherlands. Used in historical contexts, especially Edo-period references to Dutch studies (蘭学). In modern Japanese, オランダ is the standard term.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、蘭らん国こくから多おおくの学がく問もんが伝つたわった。

  During the Edo period, much learning was transmitted from Holland.