Koningsdag

Dutch

Etymology

From koning (“king”) +‎ -s- +‎ dag (“day”), thus “King's Day”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoːnɪŋsˌdɑx/

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• Hyphenation: Ko‧nings‧dag

Noun

Koningsdag m (plural Koningsdagen, diminutive Koningsdagje n)

1. a national holiday in the Netherlands, occurring on April 27th (or April 26th, if it would otherwise fall on a Sunday) as an official celebration of its current king's birthday

Usage notes

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