Westknollendam
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Attested as Oost- en West-Knollendam in 1769. Compound of west (“west-, western”), the plural form of knol (“extremity of a levee”) and dam (“dam”). The element west was added to distinguish the village from Oostknollendam.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Hyphenation: West‧knol‧len‧dam
Proper noun
[edit]Westknollendam n
- A village in Zaanstad, North Holland, Netherlands