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Edam
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edam édam ēdam ēdām
English
Etymology
Literally "the dam on the river Ye", and the river name literally means "river"; see en ea.
Pronunciation
en /ˈiːdæm/ UK
Proper noun
en town mun:suf/Edam-Volendam p/North Holland c/Netherlands.
Edam cheese, made in the town.
en village rurmun/Turtle River p/Saskatchewan c/Canada, named after the Dutch town.
Translations
Edam cheese
Anagrams
en adem ADEM ADME Adem Dame MEDA Mead dame made mead
en Cheeses
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as aedamme in 1342-1343. Compound of the hydronym Ee (derived from nl aa watercourse, river) and nl dum dam dam.
Pronunciation
nl Nl-Edam.ogg
nl Edam
Proper noun
n
nl city mun/Edam-Volendam p/North Holland c/Netherlands
nl Sufbrugge<qq:Carnival nickname>
Derived terms
nl Edammer
nl Edams
nl Edam-Volendam
References
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