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Overdam.

a neighbourhood of Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands

7 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

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  1. a neighbourhood of Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands

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Where this word comes from

Potentially attested as overdamme in 1263, attested with certainty as overdam in 1357. Compound of Middle Dutch oever (“over, on the other side of”) and dam (“dam”). Named after a farmhouse located on the other side of a ditch when seen from Loerik.

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