Krabbendam

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as crabbendamme in 1413-1414. Potentially formed analogously to krabbendijk (“sea defence consisting of wooden poles located in front of the main levee”). Compare Krabbendijke.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Krab‧ben‧dam

Proper noun

Krabbendam n

  1. A village in Schagen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

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