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Zaandam

American

[zahn-dahm] / zɑnˈdɑm /

noun

a former city in W Netherlands, on the Zaan River, now part of Zaanstad.

Zaandam British

/ zaːnˈdɑm /

noun

a former town in the W Netherlands, in North Holland: an important shipbuilding centre in the 17th century. It became part of Zaanstad in 1974

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Police looked on but did not immediately take action Monday as some 25 tractors parked outside a distribution center for supermarket chain Albert Heijn in the town of Zaandam, just north of Amsterdam.

From Washington Times • Jul. 4, 2022

The Ahold Delhaize logo is seen at the company's headquarters in Zaandam, Netherlands August 23, 2018.

From Reuters • Nov. 18, 2021

On Thursday afternoon, emergency personnel in protective gear were seen transporting guests in need of the most urgent medical care off the Zaandam on stretchers, with others leaving the ship on wheelchairs.

From Fox News • Apr. 5, 2020

Another Holland America cruise ship, Rotterdam, meets Zaandam off the coast of Panama, carrying supplies, an additional 611 crew members and a batch of covid-19 test kits.

From Washington Post • Apr. 2, 2020

The building on our right is a branch of the Keg Company, a firm from Zaandam, and on the left is a furniture workshop.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

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