Oranje

oranje English Etymology From en nl Oranje. Proper noun en proper noun en Dutch. en soccer the Netherlands national football team Dutch Etymology From nl frm Orange, which later became associated with the colour nl oranje orange. The village in Drenthe is first attested as Oranje in 1936. It was named after a nearby potato flour factory, which was named in turn after the nearby Oranjekanaal canal. Compare nl Oranjedorp. Pronunciation nl /ˌoːˈrɑ.njə/ nl Nl-Oranje.ogg nl Oran je nl ɑnjə nl oranje Noun m -s - a member of the Dutch royal family Proper noun n the house of Orange, Orange-Nassau nl historical Orange, a principality in France, historically one of the primary fiefs of the house of Orange-Nassau nl Orange nl village mun/Midden-Drenthe p/Drenthe c/Netherlands nl sports a national sports team of the Netherlands, especially the soccer team Derived terms nl Oranjeklant nl Oranjekoorts nl Oranjeleeuwin References nl eponyms nl Football (soccer)