Alblasserdam

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as alblaser-damme in 1320. Univerbation of Alblasser (“of or pertaining to Alblas”) +‎ dam (“dam”).

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: Al‧blas‧ser‧dam

Proper noun

Alblasserdam n

1. Alblasserdam (a village and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands)

   Meronym: Kortland

Derived terms

• Alblasserdammer
• Alblasserdams

Related terms

• Alblasserwaard

References

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