Etymology

Prince's Flag

Today it means: A Dutch historical flag, originally used by the Dutch Republic during the Eighty Years War, with three horizontal stripes: orange, white, and blue. Full definition →

Dutch prinsenvlag
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  1. Dutch · derived fromprinsenvlag
  2. English todayPrince's Flag

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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