Amsterdam
Americannoun
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a city in and the official capital of the Netherlands.
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a city in E New York.
noun
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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.
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Except, after reaching a third successive final, Juventus were beaten by Real Madrid in Amsterdam.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
The new entity would be based in Nevada and would shift its stock listing from Amsterdam to the New York Stock Exchange.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Universal shares in Amsterdam are down nearly 30% over the past 12 months.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Wendy Sloan was in Amsterdam on Thursday morning and booked an eight-hour flight to New York, fighting zero sleep to be here for Colbert's final hurrah.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
I told them what had happened on the Barteljorisstraat and gave them the Amsterdam address.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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