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.

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Stock market players agreed, pushing the stock up by nearly eight percent at the opening bell of the Amsterdam trading session.

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

"We should be aware of these false-negative results," says lead author Inge Loes ten Kate, professor of astrobiology at Utrecht University and the University of Amsterdam.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 30, 2026

Acting opportunities dried up, and Anna high-tailed it to Amsterdam, where her histrionic grandeur was put to good use in European classics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

The largest tour of his career starts in Zagreb in Septmeber and ends in Birmingham in November via the likes of Athens, Milan, Berlin, Amsterdam and Paris.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

The train trip to Amsterdam took only half an hour, but it was a wonderful ride.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom