Edam

== English == === Etymology === Literally "the dam on the river Ye", and the river name literally means "river"; see ea. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈiːdæm/ === Proper noun === Edam A town in Edam-Volendam municipality, North Holland, Netherlands. Edam cheese, made in the town. A village in the Rural Municipality of Turtle River, Saskatchewan, Canada, named after the Dutch town. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === ADEM, ADME, Adem, Dame, MEDA, Mead, dame, made, mead == Dutch == === Etymology === First attested as aedamme in 1342-1343. Compound of the hydronym Ee (derived from aa (“watercourse, river”)) and Middle Dutch dam (“dam”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Edam === Proper noun === Edam n a city in Edam-Volendam, North Holland, Netherlands Synonym: Sufbrugge (Carnival nickname) ==== Derived terms ==== Edammer Edams Edam-Volendam === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Edam”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN