Monnickendam

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Dutch

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Het haventje van Monnickendam.

Etymology

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First attested as monnickendam and monikendamme in 1288. Compound of Middle Dutch monic (monk) and dam (dam). Either named directly after a dam built by the monks of the Mariëngaarde monastery in Friesland or after a dam in the Monnikemeer lake, also named after monks from Mariëngaarde.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Mon‧ni‧cken‧dam

Proper noun

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Monnickendam n

  1. A city and former municipality of Waterland, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

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References

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

Further reading

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