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- Dutch · calque ofNieuw-Amsterdam
- English todayNew Amsterdam
Calque of Dutch Nieuw-Amsterdam; From nieuw (“new”) + Amsterdam (a city in the Netherlands).
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New Amsterdam
Today it means: The capital city of New Netherland, a colony of the Netherlands; the Dutch colonial settlement that later became New York City. Full definition →
Dutch Nieuw-Amsterdam