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Vuilendam

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as vulen-damme in 1320. Compound of Middle Dutch vuul (“bad, in disrepair”) and dam (“dam”). Compare Kwadendamme.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: Vui‧len‧dam

Proper noun edit

Vuilendam n

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

References edit

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