Prince's Flag

The Prince's Flag

Meaning

Proper Noun

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

Origin

  • A calque of the Dutch prinsenvlag, from prins + vlag, so called because it was based on the Flag of Prince William of Orange-Nassau.

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