/ ˈiːdæm; NAmE / noun
[ U , C ] a type of round yellow Dutch cheese that is covered with red wax
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: named after the town of Edam , in the Netherlands.
/ ˈiːdæm; NAmE / noun
[ U , C ] a type of round yellow Dutch cheese that is covered with red wax
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: named after the town of Edam , in the Netherlands.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005