Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as voelendam in 1331. Compound of an unclear first element and Middle Dutch dam (dam). The first element may be Middle Dutch volen (foal).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Vo‧len‧dam

Proper noun

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Volendam n

  1. A village in Edam-Volendam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

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References

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