Schiedam

English

Proper noun

Schiedam

1. A city in South Holland, Netherlands.
2. A municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.

Dutch

Location of the municipality of Schiedam in South Holland

Etymology

First attested as dicho de scie in 1204. From Schie (name of a river) +‎ dam. The river Schie was dammed in the Middle Ages.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sxiˈdɑm/

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• Hyphenation: Schie‧dam
• Rhymes: -ɑm

Proper noun

Schiedam n

1. Schiedam (a city and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands).

   Synonyms: Jeneverstad (nickname), Zwart Nazareth (nickname, historical), Brandersgat (Carnival nickname)

   Meronym: Windas

Derived terms

• Schiedammer
• Schiedams

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “schiedam”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN