Stadsdam

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Stadsdam in 1661. Compound of stad (“city”) and dam (“dam”). Named after a former dam constructed in 1564 by the city of Utrecht.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Stads‧dam

Proper noun

Stadsdam n

  1. a neighbourhood of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

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