Rotterdam

[ rot-er-dam; for 1 also Dutch rawt-uh r-dahm ]

/ ˈrɒt ərˌdæm; for 1 also Dutch ˌrɔt ərˈdɑm /

noun

a seaport in SW Netherlands.

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

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Examples from the Web for rotterdam

I help advise Omer, a twenty-eight year old journalist, in his doctoral studies at Rotterdam University.
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But compared to its peers, like Rotterdam or Amsterdam, New York City is not as well prepared.
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The infrastructure protecting low-lying Amsterdam and Rotterdam are built to withstand 10,000-year storms.
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He had just moved up from Kinheim to the Rotterdam Neptunes this year at the age of 22.
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At Rotterdam he lived upon raw flesh, roots, and vegetables.
The Book of Curiosities|I. Platts
This was her first voyage, and she was said to be the largest ship out of Rotterdam.
Ned Myers|James Fenimore Cooper
Meantime Bossu, baffled in his attempt upon Brill, took his way towards Rotterdam.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Volume II.(of III) 1566-74|John Lothrop Motley
A great part of the commercial business at Rotterdam belongs to the commission and transit trade.
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Rotterdam, where Lowestoft ware was stored, was the seat of an immense commerce between Holland and China.
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British Dictionary definitions for rotterdam

Rotterdam

/ (ˈrɒtəˌdæm) /

noun

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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Culture definitions for rotterdam

Rotterdam

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

Note

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