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Monnickendam
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Dutch
thumb|Het haventje van Monnickendam.
Etymology
First attested as monnickendam and monikendamme in 1288. Compound of nl dum monic monk and dum dam dam. Either named directly after a dam built by the monks of the Mariëngaarde monastery in Friesland or after a dam in the Monnikemeer lake, also named after monks from Mariëngaarde.
Pronunciation
nl Mon ni cken dam
Proper noun
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nl city/and/former municipality mun/Waterland p/North Holland c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Monnickendammer
nl Monnickendams
References
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Further reading
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