"Dam" meaning in Dutch

See Dam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /dɑm/ Audio: Nl-dam.ogg
Rhymes: -ɑm Etymology: * (Limburg) Attested as Dam in 1835. Derived from dam (“dam, elevated road”). * (Noord-Holland) First attested as dam in 1432. Derived from Middle Dutch dam (“dam”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|dam|t=dam}} Middle Dutch dam (“dam”) Head templates: {{nl-proper noun|n}} Dam n
  1. a hamlet in Gennep, Limburg, Netherlands Tags: neuter Categories (place): Places in Limburg, Netherlands, Places in the Netherlands, Villages in Limburg, Netherlands, Villages in the Netherlands
    Sense id: en-Dam-nl-name-L-BBf8tC
  2. a hamlet in Hollands Kroon, North Holland, Netherlands Tags: neuter Categories (place): Places in North Holland, Netherlands, Places in the Netherlands, Villages in North Holland, Netherlands, Villages in the Netherlands
    Sense id: en-Dam-nl-name-j7eYGnM~ Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 79
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