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Prinsjesdag

Prinsjesdag

Dutch

Noun

Prinsjesdag m (plural Prinsjesdagen, diminutive Prinsjesdagje n)

  1. the third Tuesday of September, when the Dutch monarch rides festively in a golden (i.e. gilded) coach to the staten-generaal (literally 'states-general', the upper house of parliament) to hold the troonrede ('throne speech'), announcing the government policy for the coming parliamentary session.