New Amsterdam
Новий Амстердам
Neuamsterdam
The capital city of New Netherland, a colony of the NetherlandsThe capital city of New Netherland, a colony of the Netherlands; the Dutch colonial settlement that later became New York City.
Meaning
4 senses(historical)The capital city of New Netherland, a colony of the Netherlands; the Dutch colonial settlement that later became New York City.
Neuamsterdam
Нови́й Амстерда́мNovýj Amsterdám
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Translations
5 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
former name of New York City, when it was a Dutch colony:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
former name of New York City, when it was a Dutch colony:
Origin
Calque of Dutch Nieuw-Amsterdam; From nieuw (“new”) + Amsterdam (a city in the NetherlandsCalque of Dutch Nieuw-Amsterdam; From nieuw (“new”) + Amsterdam (a city in the Netherlands).
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