Schardam

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Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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First attested as scaderdam in 1319. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from a hypercorrect rendering of Middle Dutch schaerdam (dam constructed on the bank of a body of water). Compare Scharwoude.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Schar‧dam

Proper noun

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Schardam n

  1. A village and former municipality of Edam-Volendam, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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