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Rotterdam.

Rotterdam (a city and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˌrɔ.tərˈdɑm/
  1. Rotterdam (a city and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands)

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Where this word comes from

First attested as rotter dam ter haluer rotte in 1280-1287. From Middle Dutch Rotterdam, a compound of the hydronym Rotte + -er + dam.

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