Oranje

Oranje

See also: oranje

English

Etymology

From Dutch Oranje

Proper noun

Oranje

1. Netherlands national football team

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle French Orange, which later became associated with the colour oranje (“orange”).

The village in Drenthe is first attested as Oranje in 1936. It was named after a nearby potato flour factory, which was named in turn after the nearby Oranjekanaal canal. Compare Oranjedorp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌoːˈrɑ.njə/

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• Hyphenation: oran‧je
• Rhymes: -ɑnjə
• Homophone: oranje

Noun

Oranje m (plural Oranjes)

1. a member of the Dutch royal family

Proper noun

Oranje n

1. The house of Orange, Orange-Nassau
2. (historical) Orange, a principality in France, historically one of the primary fiefs of the house of Orange-Nassau

   Synonym: Orange

3. A village in Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe, Netherlands.
4. (sports) a national sports team of the Netherlands, especially the soccer team

Derived terms

• Oranjeklant
• Oranjekoorts
• Oranjeleeuwin

References

• van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN