Koninginnedag

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Koninginnedag in Amsterdam, 2005

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

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