Oranje
See also: oranje
English
editEtymology
editProper noun
editOranje
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editOranje m (plural Oranjes)
- a member of the Dutch royal family
Proper noun
editOranje n
- The house of Orange, Orange-Nassau
- (historical) Orange, a principality in France, historically one of the primary fiefs of the house of Orange-Nassau
- Synonym: Orange
- A village in Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe, Netherlands.
- (sports) a national sports team of the Netherlands, especially the soccer team
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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- nl:Villages in Drenthe, Netherlands
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