Amsterdam

American  

[am-ster-dam, ahm-stuhr-dahm] / ˈæm stərˌdæm, ˌɑm stərˈdɑm /

noun

1. a city in and the official capital of the Netherlands.

2. a city in E New York.

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Amsterdam British  

/ ɑmstərˈdɑm, ˌæmstəˈdæm /

noun

1. the commercial capital of the Netherlands, a major industrial centre and port on the IJsselmeer, connected with the North Sea by canal: built on about 100 islands within a network of canals. Pop: 737 000 (2003 est)

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Amsterdam Cultural  

1. Capital of The Netherlands, located in the west-central region of the country.

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Seat of one of the world's chief stock exchanges and a center of the diamond-cutting industry, the city is also known for its canals and for a great art museum, the Rijksmuseum.

Example Sentences

Last year, it outlined a restructuring that will affect 400 corporate roles in its Amsterdam headquarters.

From The Wall Street Journal

Departures from Lapland's Kittila airport that would have ferried winter travellers back to places like London, Bristol, Manchester, Paris and Amsterdam were all cancelled on Sunday as temperatures did not go above -35C on Sunday.

From BBC

The last time the portrait was out on loan was in 2023 for a less exotic trip to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

From Barron's

The snow and icy conditions have also caused widespread travel chaos across Europe, with thousands of people stranded at airports in Paris and Amsterdam as flights were cancelled.

From BBC

Airports in Paris and Amsterdam were the worst affected, with the Dutch authorities saying more than 1,000 travellers had been forced to spend the night at Schiphol, one of Europe's busiest hubs.

From Barron's