Oostendam
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Potentially attested as totten cleynen waldammen toe, die men heet op desen voorsz. ty dappers - dam in 1435, attested with certainty as Oostendam in 1846. Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and dam (“dam”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: Oos‧ten‧dam
Proper noun[edit]
Oostendam n
- A village in Ridderkerk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.