Koninginnedag

== Dutch == === Etymology === From koningin (“queen”) +‎ -e- +‎ dag (“day”), thus “Queen's Day”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /koːnɪˈŋɪnəˌdɑx/ Hyphenation: Ko‧nin‧gin‧ne‧dag === Noun === Koninginnedag m (plural Koninginnedagen, diminutive Koninginnedagje n) 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.