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Mokum.

the city of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

5 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈmoːkəm/
  1. the city of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    informal · neuter · no-diminutive · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Yiddish מקום (mokem, “place, safe haven”), from Hebrew מקום (makóm, “place”). Amsterdam was named as such because it was a haven for Jewish people fleeing from persecution.

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