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Oostendam
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Dutch
Etymology
Potentially attested as totten cleynen waldammen toe, die men heet op desen voorsz. ty dappers - dam in 1435, attested with certainty as Oostendam in 1846. Compound of nl oost east-, eastern and nl dam dam.
Pronunciation
nl Oos ten dam
Proper noun
n
nl village mun/Ridderkerk p/South Holland c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Oostendammer
nl Oostendams
References
oostendam