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.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Elfduizendmaagdendag m (uncountable)
- (historical, Roman Catholicism) the feast day of Saint Ursula, 21 October