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 a village in Schagen, North Holland, Netherlands === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Krabbendam”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN