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  2. Flag of the Netherlands - Wikipedia

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    The national flag of the Netherlands (Dutch: de Nederlandse vlag) is a horizontal tricolour of red, white, and blue. The current design originates as a variant of the late 16th century orange-white-blue Prinsenvlag ("Prince's Flag"), evolving in the early 17th century as the red-white-blue Statenvlag ("States Flag"), the naval flag of the States-General of the Dutch Republic, making the Dutch ...

  3. Prince's Flag - Wikipedia

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    The Prince's Flag is based on the flag of Prince William of Orange-Nassau, hence the name. The colours are orange, white and blue. On the basis of the French names of these colours, orange-blanc-bleu, the flag is also referred to by the Dutch rhymes oranje-blanje-bleu and ranje-blanje-bleu.

  4. Flags of the Dutch royal family - Wikipedia

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    The royal flag (Dutch: koninklijke vlag), or the royal standard of the Netherlands, is the official flag of the Dutch monarch. This flag is a non-personal distinctive flag and is not changed from reign to reign. The current flag, introduced in 1908, is a square orange flag, divided in four quarters by a nassau-blue cross.

  5. List of flags of the Netherlands - Wikipedia

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    Royal flag (Dutch: koninklijke vlag), or the royal standard, of the kingdom's monarch: A square orange flag, divided in four quarters by a nassau-blue cross with the small coat of arms of the Kingdom, surmounted by a royal crown and surrounded by the insignia of the Grand Cross of the Order of William.

  6. Oranjegekte - Wikipedia

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    Oranjegekte (Dutch: [oːˈrɑɲəˌɣɛktə]; 'orange craze') or Oranjekoorts (Dutch: [oːˈrɑɲəˌkoːrts]; 'orange fever') is a phenomenon in the Netherlands that occurs during major sporting events, especially international football championships, Formula One Grands Prix and during Koningsdag, an annual holiday celebrating the king's birthday.

  7. Why do so many countries have red, white and blue flags? - AOL

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    The 2024 Paris Olympic Games have showcased quite a bit of the red, white and blue colors that many of the national flags have. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: ...

  8. Statenvlag - Wikipedia

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    The Statenvlag ("States Flag") is the name of the flag of the States-General of the Dutch Republic, the red-white-blue tricolour flag replacing the older orange-white-blue Prince's Flag in the mid 17th century. The modern national flag of the Netherlands, the exact

  9. Ever wondered why Thanksgiving's colors are red, orange, and ...

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    "On top of that, we know that orange is the color of pumpkins and many squashes, which are foods associated with Thanksgiving," she says. Food, according to Eiseman, is an important influence on ...