Amsterdam

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌæmstəˈdæm/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈæmstəɹˌdæm/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -æm

Amsterdam

2. 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.

   While Amsterdam is the largest city in the province of Noord-Holland, Haarlem is the province capital.

3. A number of places in the United States, most being named after the Dutch city:
   1. An unincorporated community in Merced County, California.
   2. An unincorporated community in Decatur County, Georgia.
   3. A minor city in Bates County, Missouri.
   4. A census-designated place in Gallatin County, Montana.
   5. An unincorporated community in Holland Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
   6. A town and city in Montgomery County, New York.
   7. A village in Jefferson County, Ohio.
   8. An unincorporated community in Licking County, Ohio.
   9. An unincorporated community in Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
   10. An unincorporated community in Brazoria County, Texas.
   11. An unincorporated community in Botetourt County, Virginia.
4. A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Buchanan, Saskatchewan, Canada.
5. A town in Mpumalanga province, South Africa.

Inherited from Dutch Amsterdam.

Amsterdam

2. Amsterdam (the capital city of the Netherlands)
4. Amsterdam (a municipality of North Holland, Netherlands)

• Amsterdammer
• Amsterdams

• Den Haag

• IPA^(key): /ɑmsterˈdɑm/

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Amsterdam

1. Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; the capital city of the Netherlands)

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əms.tərˈdam]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ams.teɾˈðam]

Amsterdam m

1. Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; the capital city of the Netherlands)

• amsterdamès

• Amsterodam

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

• IPA^(key): [ˈamstr̩dam]

Amsterdam m inan (relational adjective amsterdamský)

1. Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; the capital city of the Netherlands)

• “Amsterodam”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

Amsterdam

1. Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; the capital city of the Netherlands)

First attested as amestelledamme in 1275. From Middle Dutch Aemstelredam, from the river Amstel + dam.

• IPA^(key): /ˌɑm.stərˈdɑm/

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• Hyphenation: Am‧ster‧dam
• Rhymes: -ɑm

Amsterdam n

1. Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; the capital city of the Netherlands)

   Synonyms: 020, Damsko (nickname), Mokum (nickname), Venetië van het Noorden (nickname), Gròòtgragtegat (Carnival nickname)

   Meronyms: Driemond, Durgerdam, Holysloot, Nieuwendam, Ransdorp, Schellingwoude, 't Nopeind, Weesp, Zunderdorp

2. Amsterdam Island, an island and overseas territory of France located in the southern Indian Ocean

• A'dam

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “amsterdam”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

Amsterdam

1. Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; the capital city of the Netherlands)

Amsterdam ?

1. Amsterdam (the capital of the Netherlands)

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑmsterdɑm/, [ˈɑ̝ms̠te̞rdɑ̝m]
• Rhymes: -ɑmsterdɑm
• Syllabification^(key): Ams‧ter‧dam
• Hyphenation^(key): Ams‧ter‧dam

Amsterdam

1. Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; the capital city of the Netherlands)

   Synonym: Dami (informal)

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

• IPA^(key): /am.stɛʁ.dam/

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Amsterdam f

1. Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; the capital city of the Netherlands)

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

• IPA^(key): /ˌamstɐˈdam/

• Audio:

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Amsterdam n (proper noun, genitive Amsterdams or (optionally with an article) Amsterdam)

1. Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; the capital city of the Netherlands)

• Amsterdamer

Amsterdam f (proper noun, indeclinable)

1. Amsterdam (the capital of the Netherlands)

Amsterdam f

1. Amsterdam

• Nuova Amsterdam

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

• IPA^(key): /ˈam.stɛr.dam/, /amˈstɛr.dam/

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• Rhymes: -amstɛrdam, -ɛrdam
• Syllabification: Am‧ster‧dam

Amsterdam m inan (related adjective amsterdamski)

1. Amsterdam (the capital and largest city of the Netherlands)
2. Amsterdam (a municipality of North Holland, Netherlands)

• Amsterdam in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Amsterdam in PWN's encyclopedia

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch Amsterdam.

Amsterdam f

1. (sometimes proscribed) alternative spelling of Amsterdã / Amesterdão

The Portuguese-Language Orthographic Agreement of 1990 recommends the use of nativized placenames (instead of unadapted borrowings or partial calques) if these are established in the language. As such, the forms Amsterdã or Amsterdão are preferred.

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

• IPA^(key): [ˈam.ster.dam]

Amsterdam n

1. Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; the capital city of the Netherlands)

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

• IPA^(key): /ǎmsterdam/
• Hyphenation: Am‧ster‧dam

Àmsterdam m inan (Cyrillic spelling А̀мстердам)

1. Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; the capital city of the Netherlands)

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

Amsterdam m inan (genitive singular Amsterdamu, declension pattern of dub)

1. Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; the capital city of the Netherlands)

• “Amsterdam”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

• IPA^(key): /àːmstɛrdam/

Ámsterdam m inan

1. Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; the capital city of the Netherlands)

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nominative	Ámsterdam
genitive	Ámsterdama
	singular
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	Ámsterdam
genitive (rodȋlnik)	Ámsterdama
dative (dajȃlnik)	Ámsterdamu
accusative (tožȋlnik)	Ámsterdam
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	Ámsterdamu
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	Ámsterdamom

• Ámsterdamčan / Ámsterdamčanka
• ámsterdamski

• “Amsterdam”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “Amsterdam”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

• IPA^(key): /amsteɾˈdam/ [ãms.t̪eɾˈð̞ãm]
• Rhymes: -am
• Syllabification: Ams‧ter‧dam

Amsterdam m

1. Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; the capital city of the Netherlands)

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam.

Amsterdam n (genitive Amsterdams)

1. Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; the capital city of the Netherlands)