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Donderdam

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Compound of Donder (“a surname”) and dam (“dam”). Named after an illegal dam built by one Joris Adriaensz Donder in 1628.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: Don‧der‧dam

Proper noun edit

Donderdam n

  1. A hamlet in Zuidplas, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

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