Amsterdam

[ am-ster-dam; for 1 also Dutch ahm-stuh r-dahm ]

/ ˈæm stərˌdæm; for 1 also Dutch ˌɑm stərˈdɑm /

noun

a city in and the official capital of the Netherlands. Compare Hague, The.

a city in E New York.

Example sentences from the Web for amsterdam

Banks grew up far from the trailer park—up on 152nd St. and Amsterdam in Harlem.

Azealia Banks Opens Up About Her Journey from Stripping to Rap Stardom |Marlow Stern |November 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Outposts budded in Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Geneva, and various other burgs, including, yes, Amsterdam.

The Life and Art of Radical Provocateur—and Commune Leader—Otto Muehl |Anthony Haden-Guest |September 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He was in awe of Tel Aviv, a gay-friendly city with Pride parades rivaling those in Berlin and Amsterdam.

Gay Palestinians In Israel: The 'Invisible Men' |Itay Hod |August 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
After Cuba turned them away, they returned to Amsterdam, which was soon captured by the Nazis.

American Voters Don’t Get Foreign Policy |Stuart Stevens |July 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

But as he worked on the epidemic locally in Amsterdam and Western Europe, Lange also was thinking globally.

HIV’s Greatest Foe Went Down With MH17 |Kent Sepkowitz |July 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Great was the commotion stirred up against him in the Jewish community of Amsterdam.

Creed And Deed |Felix Adler
Two other foreigners, an English artist and a merchant from Amsterdam, 326joined our party.

Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II |Karl Ritter von Scherzer
Beschryving van alle de Schilderyen op het Stadhuis van Amsterdam.

Great Masters in Painting: Rembrandt van Rijn |Malcolm Bell
It draws its chief strength from Amsterdam and certain country districts of Friesland.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 |Various
The Emperor hears of this, summons his brother, and practically imprisons him until he countermands the defence of Amsterdam.

Napoleon's Letters to Josephine |Henry Foljambe Hall

British Dictionary definitions for amsterdam

Amsterdam

/ (ˌæmstəˈdæm, Dutch ɑmstərˈdɑm) /

noun

the commercial capital of the Netherlands, a major industrial centre and port on the IJsselmeer, connected with the North Sea by canal: built on about 100 islands within a network of canals. Pop: 737 000 (2003 est)

Cultural definitions for amsterdam

Amsterdam

Capital of The Netherlands, located in the west-central region of the country.

notes for Amsterdam

Seat of one of the world's chief stock exchanges and a center of the diamond-cutting industry, the city is also known for its canals and for a great art museum, the Rijksmuseum.

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