: a yellow pressed cheese of Dutch origin usually made in flattened balls and often coated with red wax
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“Edam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Edam. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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Edam
noun
ˈēd-əm 
ˈē-ˌdam
: a Dutch cheese of yellow color and mild flavor
Etymology
named for Edam, seaport in the Netherlands, where the cheese was first sold
Geographical Definition
Edam
geographical name
ˈē-dəm
-ˌdam,
D ā-ˈdäm
commune in the northwestern part of the Netherlands on the IJsselmeer north-northeast of Amsterdam population 28,754
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