Volendam

English

Proper noun

Volendam

  1. A town with a harbour in Edam-Volendam municipality, North Holland, Netherlands.

Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

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

Volendam n

  1. a village in Edam-Volendam, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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