Koningsdag

== Dutch == === Etymology === From koning (“king”) +‎ -s- +‎ dag (“day”), thus “King's Day”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkoːnɪŋsˌdɑx/ Hyphenation: Ko‧nings‧dag === Noun === Koningsdag m (plural Koningsdagen, diminutive Koningsdagje n) 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.