Zaandam

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Sendam (dialect form), Serdam (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as zaenderdam in 1316. Compound of the hydronym Zaan and Middle Dutch dam (“dam”).

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: Zaan‧dam

Proper noun

Zaandam n

1. A city and former municipality of Zaanstad, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Zaandammer
• Zaandams

References

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