New Amsterdam

proper noun

The capital city of New Netherland, a colony of the Netherlands; the Dutch colonial settlement that later became New York City.

Similar
Amsterdam Island
OriginDutch Nieuw-Amsterdam →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalThe capital city of New Netherland, a colony of the Netherlands; the Dutch colonial settlement that later became New York City.
  2. The capital city of East Berbice-Corentyne, Guyana.
  3. A town in Indiana, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States.
  5. Synonym of Amsterdam Island (“part of French Southern and Antarctic Lands”).

    Synonyms: Amsterdam Island

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Amsterdam Island (“part of French Southern and Antarctic Lands”).

Similar
Amsterdam Island
Also see
amsterdam islandnew york

Origin

  1. DutchNieuw-Amsterdam
  2. EnglishNew Amsterdam

Calque of Dutch Nieuw-Amsterdam; From nieuw (“new”) + Amsterdam (a city in the Netherlands).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 新阿姆斯特丹
  • 新阿姆斯特丹 (Xīn Āmǔsītèdān)former name of New York City, when it was a Dutch colony
Dutch Nieuw-Amsterdam
  • Nieuw-Amsterdamformer name of New York City, when it was a Dutch colony
French Nouvelle-Amsterdam
  • Nouvelle-Amsterdamformer name of New York City, when it was a Dutch colony
German Neuamsterdam
  • Neuamsterdamformer name of New York City, when it was a Dutch colony
Polish Nowy Amsterdam
  • Nowy Amsterdamformer name of New York City, when it was a Dutch colony
Portuguese Nova Amsterdam, Nova Amsterdã
  • Nova Amsterdamformer name of New York City, when it was a Dutch colony
  • Nova Amsterdãformer name of New York City, when it was a Dutch colony
  • Nova Amesterdãoformer name of New York City, when it was a Dutch colony
Spanish Nueva Ámsterdam
  • Nueva Ámsterdamformer name of New York City, when it was a Dutch colony
Ukrainian Нови́й Амстерда́м
  • Нови́й Амстерда́м (Novýj Amsterdám)former name of New York City, when it was a Dutch colony
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Chicago

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