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

Just the day before Coachella, Landry was finalizing some new material in her home studio in Amsterdam before flying to California.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

The Sunday Independent reported that flights from Dublin to European airports -including Amsterdam, Athens, Berlin, Faro and Zurich are to be removed from the schedule on a range of dates.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

David moved home from Amsterdam to train under him; Michael returned from Japan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

The record label behind Taylor Swift and Drake may be about to shift its listing to New York from Amsterdam.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Until her foreign debts were paid and her credit with the Dutch bankers in Amsterdam restored, the United States would simply not be taken seriously in Europe’s capitals.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis