Koninginnedag

Dutch

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.

Usage notes

• The holiday was renamed Koningsdag (“King's Day”) on the accession of king Willem-Alexander after three female predecessors.