Rotterdam

English

Rotterdam "Line of Fire" memorial

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Rotterdam.

Proper noun

Rotterdam

1. A city in South Holland, Netherlands.
2. A municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.

Translations

city and port in The Netherlands

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 鹿特丹 (zh) (Lùtèdān)

• Dutch: Rotterdam (nl) n
• Esperanto: Roterdamo (eo)
• Georgian: როტერდამი (roṭerdami)
• German: Rotterdam (de) n
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• Hungarian: Rotterdam (hu)
• Portuguese: Roterdão f
• Russian: Роттерда́м (ru) m (Rottɛrdám)
• Spanish: Róterdam (es)
• Turkish: Rotterdam (tr)

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌrɔ.tərˈdɑm/

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• Hyphenation: Rot‧ter‧dam
• Rhymes: -ɑm

Etymology

From Middle Dutch rotterdam, from the river Rotte + dam.

Proper noun

De Wilhelminapier hoort officieel bij het centrum van Rotterdam.
The Wilhelminapier belongs officially to the center of Rotterdam.

Rotterdam n

1. Rotterdam (a city in South Holland, Netherlands)

   Synonyms: Roffa, Rotjeknor

2. Rotterdam (a municipality of South Holland, Netherlands)

Synonyms

• R'dam