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Koninginnedag

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Dutch

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Koninginnedag in Amsterdam, 2005

Etymology

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From koningin (queen) +‎ -e- +‎ dag (day), thus “Queen's Day”.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /koːnɪˈŋɪnəˌdɑx/
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  • Hyphenation: Ko‧nin‧gin‧ne‧dag

Noun

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Koninginnedag m (plural Koninginnedagen, diminutive Koninginnedagje n)

  1. a former national holiday in the Netherlands, occurring on April 30th (or April 29th, if it would otherwise fall on a Sunday) as an official celebration of its current queen's birthday

Usage notes

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