English Explanatory Dictionary

Prince's Flag

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A Dutch historical flag, originally used by the Dutch Republic during the Eighty Years War, with three horizontal stripes: orange, white, and blue.

Word forms

Prince's Flag

Etymology

A calque of the Dutch prinsenvlag, from prins (“prince”) + vlag (“flag”), so called because it was based on the Flag of Prince William of Orange-Nassau.

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