Meanings
proper noun
- A city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; the capital city of the Netherlands.
The Dutch seat of government is not the metropolis of Amsterdam but The Hague.
2 more examples
While Amsterdam is the largest city in the province of Noord-Holland, Haarlem is the province capital.
Dijksma says that while 20 locations across Amsterdam are currently closed to heavy traffic, more are likely to follow.
2020 August 22, Katja Brokke, “Amsterdam has been collapsing for years. Now it's paying the price”, in CNN Travel, archived from the original on 10 Jan 2021- metonymicallyThe Dutch government.
- A number of places in the United States, most being named after the Dutch city:
- A minor city in Bates County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Holland Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
- A town and city in Montgomery County, New York.
- A village in Jefferson County, Ohio.
- A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Buchanan, Saskatchewan, Canada.
- A town in Mpumalanga province, South Africa.
Origin
- Middle DutchAemstelredam
- DutchAmsterdam
- EnglishAmsterdam
Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.
More words from Dutch
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Amsterdam
- Amsterdamcapital of the Netherlands
Ancient Greek Ἀμστελόδαμον
- Ἀμστελόδαμον (Amstelódamon)capital of the Netherlands
Arabic أَمْسْتِرْدَام
- أَمْسْتِرْدَام (ʔamstirdām)capital of the Netherlands
Basque Amsterdam
- Amsterdamcapital of the Netherlands
Bengali আমস্টারডাম
- আমস্টারডাম (amosṭaroḍam)capital of the Netherlands
Bulgarian Амстерда́м
- Амстерда́м (Amsterdám)capital of the Netherlands
Catalan Amsterdam
- Amsterdamcapital of the Netherlands
Chinese Cantonese 阿姆斯特丹
- 阿姆斯特丹 (aa³ mou⁵ si¹ dak⁶ daan¹)capital of the Netherlands
Chinese Mandarin 阿姆斯特丹
- 阿姆斯特丹 (Āmǔsītèdān)capital of the Netherlands
Czech Amsterdam
- Amsterdamcapital of the Netherlands
Danish Amsterdam
- Amsterdamcapital of the Netherlands
Dutch Amsterdam
- Amsterdamcapital of the Netherlands
Esperanto Amsterdamo
- Amsterdamocapital of the Netherlands
Estonian Amsterdam
- Amsterdamcapital of the Netherlands
Finnish Amsterdam
- Amsterdamcapital of the Netherlands
French Amsterdam
- Amsterdamcapital of the Netherlands
German Amsterdam
- Amsterdamcapital of the Netherlands
Greek Άμστερνταμ, Αμστελόδαμο
- Άμστερνταμ (Ámsterntam)capital of the Netherlands
- Αμστελόδαμο (Amstelódamo)capital of the Netherlands
Hebrew אַמְסְטֶרְדָּם
- אַמְסְטֶרְדָּם (ámsterdam)capital of the Netherlands
Hindi ऐम्स्टर्डैम, एम्स्टर्डम
- ऐम्स्टर्डैम (aimsṭarḍaim)capital of the Netherlands
- एम्स्टर्डम (emsṭarḍam)capital of the Netherlands
Hungarian Amszterdam
- Amszterdamcapital of the Netherlands
Icelandic Amsterdam
- Amsterdamcapital of the Netherlands
Indonesian Amsterdam
- Amsterdamcapital of the Netherlands
Irish Amstardam
- Amstardamcapital of the Netherlands
Italian Amsterdam
- Amsterdamcapital of the Netherlands
Japanese アムステルダム
- アムステルダム (Amusuterudamu)capital of the Netherlands
Korean 암스테르담
- 암스테르담 (Amseutereudam)capital of the Netherlands
Latin Amstelodamum
- Amstelodamumcapital of the Netherlands
Latvian Amsterdama
- Amsterdamacapital of the Netherlands
Lithuanian Amsterdamas
- Amsterdamascapital of the Netherlands
Malay Amsterdam
- Amsterdamcapital of the Netherlands
Norwegian Bokmål Amsterdam
- Amsterdamcapital of the Netherlands
Polish Amsterdam
- Amsterdamcapital of the Netherlands
Portuguese Amesterdão, Amsterdã
- Amesterdãocapital of the Netherlands
- Amsterdãcapital of the Netherlands
Romanian Amsterdam
- Amsterdamcapital of the Netherlands
Russian Амстерда́м
- Амстерда́м (Amstɛrdám)capital of the Netherlands
Slovak Amsterdam
- Amsterdamcapital of the Netherlands
Spanish Amsterdam
- Amsterdamcapital of the Netherlands
Swedish Amsterdam
- Amsterdamcapital of the Netherlands
Tagalog Amsterdam
- Amsterdamcapital of the Netherlands
Tamil ஆம்ஸ்டர்டம்
- ஆம்ஸ்டர்டம் (āmsṭarṭam)capital of the Netherlands
Thai อัมสเตอร์ดัม
- อัมสเตอร์ดัม (am-sà-dtəə-dam)capital of the Netherlands
Turkish Amsterdam
- Amsterdamcapital of the Netherlands
Ukrainian Амстерда́м
- Амстерда́м (Amsterdám)capital of the Netherlands
Urdu اَیمْسْٹَرْڈَیم
- اَیمْسْٹَرْڈَیم (aimsṭarḍaim)capital of the Netherlands
Vietnamese Am-xtéc-đam
- Am-xtéc-đamcapital of the Netherlands
Yiddish אַמסטערדאַם
- אַמסטערדאַם (amsterdam)capital of the Netherlands
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Amsterdam
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APA
Amsterdam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Amsterdam
MLA
“Amsterdam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Amsterdam. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Amsterdam,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Amsterdam.
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