Oranje

Meaning

Noun

a member of the Dutch royal family

Name

1. (neuter) the house of Orange, Orange-Nassau
2. (historical, neuter) Orange, a principality in France, historically one of the primary fiefs of the house of Orange-Nassau
3. (neuter) a village in Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe, Netherlands
4. (neuter) a national sports team of the Netherlands, especially the soccer team

Concepts

Orange

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Prince of Orange

Oranje

Translations

Orange

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Orange

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Fürstentum Orange

Principauté d’Orange

arancia

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arancione

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Taronja

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌoːˈrɑ.njə/

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.