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Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Oost- en West-Knollendam in 1769. Compound of west (“west-, western”), the plural form of knol (“extremity of a levee”) and dam (“dam”). The element west was added to distinguish the village from Oostknollendam.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: West‧knol‧len‧dam
Proper noun
Westknollendam n
- A village in Zaanstad, North Holland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “westknollendam”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN