Nieuw-Amsterdam

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈniu̯ ˌɑm.stərˈdɑm/
  • Hyphenation: Nieuw-‧Am‧ster‧dam
  • Rhymes: -ɑm

Proper noun

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Nieuw-Amsterdam n

  1. New Amsterdam, the Dutch colony on the North American East Coast which later became British as New York (renamed after an English city)
  2. A village in Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: New Amsterdam

References

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  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN