Zaanstad

/ zaːnˈʃtat /

noun

1. a port in the W Netherlands, in North Holland: formed (1974) from Zaandam, Koog a/d Zaan, Zaandijk, Wormerveer, Krommenie, Westzaan, and Assendelft; food and machinery industries. Pop: 139 000 (2003 est)

Example Sentences

Protests – on both sides of the debate – are scheduled this year for the arrival of St Nicholas, which is due on 17 November in Zaanstad, north of Amsterdam, before the festival of Sinterklaas on 5 December when the Dutch traditionally give each other presents.

From The Guardian

A court in Haarlem says four parents of former pupils at De Roos primary school in Zaanstad, north of Amsterdam, labelled it a “Fethullah Terrorist Organization school” in a Whatsapp group, saying it had links to U.S. based cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom Turkey alleges is the brain behind the attempted coup.

From Washington Times

And the language it speaks is the architectural language of Zaanstad.

From The Guardian

All the facades you see, explains the architect, are based on traditional Zaanstad houses.

From The Guardian