Holland Road () is a subzone of the

Bukit Timah Bukit Timah ( ), often abbreviated as Bt Timah, is a planning area and residential estate located in the westernmost part of the Central Region of Singapore. Bukit Timah lies roughly from the Central Business District, bordering the Central ...

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named after the major road of the same name in

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. Holland Road is located between the borders of Clementi, Holland Village, a neighborhood along the Queenstown–Bukit Timah boundary which is popular for its restaurants, cafes and nightspots and is frequented by

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s, and Dempsey Hill.

Etymology

Holland Road and Holland Village were named after an early resident in Singapore, Hugh Holland, who was an

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. The roads Holland Avenue, Holland Close and Holland Drive were named as such in 1972. Holland Road is known as ''hue hng au'' in

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, meaning "behind the flower garden". The "flower garden" refers to the Botanic Gardens.

References

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