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Koninginnedag
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Dutch
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thumb|Koninginnedag in Amsterdam, 2005
Etymology
From nl koningin queen -e- dag day, thus “Queen's Day”.
Pronunciation
nl /koːnɪˈŋɪnəˌdɑx/
nl Nl-koninginnedag.ogg
nl Ko nin gin ne dag
Noun
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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
The holiday was renamed nl Koningsdag King's Day on the accession of Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands king Willem-Alexander after three female predecessors.
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