Oostendam
Dutch
editEtymology
editPotentially 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 oost (“east-, eastern”) and dam (“dam”).
Pronunciation
edit- Hyphenation: Oos‧ten‧dam
Proper noun
editOostendam n
- A village in Ridderkerk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.