Oranje may refer to: *A nickname for a national sports teams of the Netherlands, especially the national football team * Oranje, Netherlands, a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe * The

Orange River The Orange River (from Afrikaans/Dutch: ''Oranjerivier'') is a river in Southern Africa. It is the longest river in South Africa. With a total length of , the Orange River Basin extends from Lesotho into South Africa and Namibia to the north ...

in South Africa in Dutch and Afrikaans *'' M.S. Oranje'', a Dutch passenger ship later renamed ''M.S. Angelina Lauro'' *

Oranje Zwart Mixed Hockeyclub Oranje Zwart was a Dutch professional field hockey club located in Eindhoven, North Brabant, which was founded on 1 September 1933. With around 1,700 members – as of 3 May 2006 – it is one of the biggest clubs in the ...

, a Dutch hockey club * In Oranje, a Dutch drama film * Oranje, the name of one of the bastions of the

Castle of Good Hope The Castle of Good Hope ( nl, Kasteel de Goede Hoop; af, Kasteel die Goeie Hoop) known locally as the Castle or Cape Town Castle is a bastion fort built in the 17th century in Cape Town, South Africa. Originally located on the coastline of T ...

* De Oranjes (plural of ''oranje'', lit. "the oranges") is a shorthand term used to refer to the

Dutch royal family The monarchy of the Netherlands is a constitutional monarchy. As such, the role and position of the monarch are governed by the Constitution of the Netherlands. Consequently, a large portion of it is devoted to the monarch. Roughly a third of ...

. * Sometimes used to refer to the

Orange Free State The Orange Free State ( nl, Oranje Vrijstaat; af, Oranje-Vrystaat;) was an independent Boer sovereign republic under British suzerainty in Southern Africa during the second half of the 19th century, which ceased to exist after it was defeat ...

* ''Oranje, Blanje, Blou'', the nickname of the

Flag of South Africa (1928–1994) The flag of South Africa from 1928 to 1994 was originally used by the Union of South Africa from 1928 to 1961 and later the Republic of South Africa until 1994. It was also used in South West Africa (today Namibia) until 1990 when the territor ...

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