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.

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Rotterdam

The vessel sailed through the Arctic's Northern Sea Route before making port calls at Felixstowe in Britain, Rotterdam in the Netherlands and Gdansk in Poland, and returning via the same route.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

Transport costs for crude shipments from Ras Tanura in Saudi Arabia to Rotterdam, which stood at around $2 a barrel in 2025, surged above $35 a barrel in September, Luman says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

"The effects are being felt along the major industrial corridor from Rotterdam", Clecat said, adding that "Conditions are also severe on parts of the Danube, particularly in Serbia, Hungary and Romania".

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

By February, Reuters reported indium in Rotterdam at $500 to $600 — the highest price since early 2015, driven partly by speculation on a Chinese futures exchange.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

We had agreed to descend the Rhine in a boat from Strasburgh to Rotterdam, whence we might take shipping for London.

From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley

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