stam

Definitions of stam
  1. noun
    luggage consisting of a large strong case used when traveling or for storage
    synonyms: boomstam
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    types:
    bagagekluis, locker
    a trunk for storing personal possessions; usually kept at the foot of a bed (as in a barracks)
    type of:
    bagage, passagiersgoed
    cases used to carry belongings when traveling
  2. noun
    the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
    synonyms: boomstam, zenuwstreng
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    type of:
    steel, stengel, stok
    a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
  3. noun
    people descended from a common ancestor
    synonyms: familie, geslacht, huis, maagschap
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    types:
    oudelui, ouders, ouwelui
    members of a family line
    dynastie, koningshuis, stamhuis, vorstengeslacht, vorstenhuis
    a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family
    dynastie, koningshuis, royalty, vorstengeslacht, vorstenhuis
    royal persons collectively
    type of:
    afkomst, afstamming, ascendentie, bloed, descendentie, geboorte, komaf
    the descendants of one individual
  4. noun
    a person having kinship with another or others
    synonyms: bloedverwant, familie, familielid, geslacht, huis, maag, maagschap, naverwant, verwant
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    type of:
    bloedverwant, familielid, maag, nabestaande, nabestaanden, naverwant, verwant
    a person related by blood or marriage
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