Elfduizendmaagdendag
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch elfdusentmaechdendach. Equivalent to elfduizend maagden (“eleven thousand virgins”) + dag (“day”). After the mediaeval legend of Saint Ursula, that told that eleven thousand maidens were martyred alongside her.
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Noun[edit]
Elfduizendmaagdendag m (uncountable)
- (historical, Roman Catholicism) The feast day of Saint Ursula, 21 October.