Schiedam

English

Proper noun

Schiedam

  1. A city in South Holland, Netherlands.
  2. A municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.

Dutch
Location of the municipality of Schiedam in South Holland

Etymology

First attested as dicho de scie in 1204. From Schie (name of a river) +‎ dam. The river Schie was dammed in the Middle Ages.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sxiˈdɑm/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Schie‧dam
  • Rhymes: -ɑm

Proper noun

Schiedam n

  1. Schiedam (a city and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands).
    Synonyms: Jeneverstad (nickname), Zwart Nazareth (nickname, historical), Brandersgat (Carnival nickname)
    Meronym: Windas

Derived terms
  • Schiedammer
  • Schiedams

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “schiedam”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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