Zaandam

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Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

First attested as zaenderdam in 1316. Compound of the hydronym Zaan and Middle Dutch dam (dam).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Zaan‧dam

Proper noun

Zaandam n

  1. A city and former municipality of Zaanstad, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “zaandam”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN