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Edam

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A town in Edam-Volendam municipality, North Holland, Netherlands.
  2. 2
    Edam cheese, made in the town.
  3. 3
    A village in the Rural Municipality of Turtle River, Saskatchewan, Canada, named after the Dutch town.
Noun
  1. 1
    mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls encased in a red covering wordnet

Etymology

Literally "the dam on the river Ye", and the river name literally means "river"; see ea.

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