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Overdam
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Dutch
Etymology
Potentially attested as overdamme in 1263, attested with certainty as overdam in 1357. Compound of nl dum oever over, on the other side of and dum dam dam. Named after a farmhouse located on the other side of a ditch when seen from nl Loerik.
Pronunciation
nl Over dam
Proper noun
n
nl neighbourhood city/Houten p/Utrecht c/Netherlands
References
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