Stellendam
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Attested as 't Stelle Gors around 1750. Compound of stelle (“artificial mound constructed on land located outside a levee for emergency shelter by shepherds and cattle”) and dam (“dam”). Named after the dam linking Goedereede to Overflakkee.
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Proper noun[edit]
Stellendam n
- A village and former municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.