Rotterdam

American  

[rot-er-dam, rawt-uhr-dahm] / ˈrɒt ərˌdæm, ˌrɔt ərˈdɑm /

noun

1. a seaport in SW Netherlands.

2. a town in E New York, on the Mohawk River.

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Rotterdam British  

/ ˈrɒtəˌdæm /

noun

1. a port in the SW Netherlands, in South Holland province: the second largest city of the Netherlands and one of the world's largest ports; oil refineries, shipbuilding yards, etc. Pop: 600 000 (2003 est)

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Rotterdam Cultural  

1. City in the western Netherlands, near the North Sea. Second-largest city in The Netherlands, after Amsterdam, and its major foreign-trade center.

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The center of the city was destroyed during World War II by German bombs.

Example Sentences

He had already made several trips from Grangemouth in Scotland to Rotterdam when the collision happened, the court heard.

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Kinsella does not want to put a timestamp on her return but hopes to be "back fully" by the end of 2026, with the World Championships taking place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, in October.

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Deals for the remaining franchises in Dublin, Glasgow and Rotterdam are anticipated to be completed by the end of February.

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Back in January 2016, Williamson was one of Great Britain's rising stars and on track for the Rio Olympics when her dreams ended with disaster with the crash in Rotterdam.

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Passengers travelling between London, Rotterdam, and Amsterdam are being advised to postpone their journey.

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