lintjesregen
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compound of lintje (“medal, decoration”) + -s- + regen (“rain”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
lintjesregen m (plural lintjesregens)
- (Netherlands, chiefly uncountable) The annual large-scale bestowal of royal decorations and inductions into knightly orders on the day before King's Day and formerly before Queen's Day.