New Amsterdam

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

New Amsterdam

  1. (historical) The 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.

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