Risdam

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Attested as Rys Dam in 1680. Compound of rijs (brushwood) and dam (dam). Named after a former dam. Compare Rijsdam.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Ris‧dam

Proper noun

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Risdam n

  1. A neighbourhood of Hoorn, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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