Oostendam

== Dutch == === Etymology === Potentially attested as totten cleynen waldammen toe, die men heet op desen voorsz. ty dappers - dam in 1435, attested with certainty as Oostendam in 1846. Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and dam (“dam”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Oos‧ten‧dam === Proper noun === Oostendam n a village in Ridderkerk, South Holland, Netherlands ==== Derived terms ==== Oostendammer Oostendams === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Oostendam”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN