Rotterdam

[ rot-er-dam; for 1 also Dutch rawt-uh r-dahm ]

/ ˈrɒt ərˌdæm; for 1 also Dutch ˌrɔt ərˈdɑm /

noun

a seaport in SW Netherlands.

a town in E New York, on the Mohawk River.

Example sentences from the Web for rotterdam

I help advise Omer, a twenty-eight year old journalist, in his doctoral studies at Rotterdam University.

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But compared to its peers, like Rotterdam or Amsterdam, New York City is not as well prepared.

The MTA and New York City Will Get Hit Again |Matthew Zeitlin |November 3, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The infrastructure protecting low-lying Amsterdam and Rotterdam are built to withstand 10,000-year storms.

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He had just moved up from Kinheim to the Rotterdam Neptunes this year at the age of 22.

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At Rotterdam he lived upon raw flesh, roots, and vegetables.

The Book of Curiosities |I. Platts
This was her first voyage, and she was said to be the largest ship out of Rotterdam.

Ned Myers |James Fenimore Cooper
Meantime Bossu, baffled in his attempt upon Brill, took his way towards Rotterdam.

The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Volume II.(of III) 1566-74 |John Lothrop Motley
A great part of the commercial business at Rotterdam belongs to the commission and transit trade.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 |Various
Rotterdam, where Lowestoft ware was stored, was the seat of an immense commerce between Holland and China.

Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings |Mary H. Northend

British Dictionary definitions for rotterdam

Rotterdam

/ (ˈrɒtəˌdæm) /

noun

a port in the SW Netherlands, in South Holland province: the second largest city of the Netherlands and one of the world's largest ports; oil refineries, shipbuilding yards, etc. Pop: 600 000 (2003 est)

Cultural definitions for rotterdam

Rotterdam

City in the western Netherlands, near the North Sea. Second-largest city in The Netherlands, after Amsterdam, and its major foreign-trade center.

notes for Rotterdam

The center of the city was destroyed during World War II by German bombs.

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