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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“Our city is really crushing it for the World Cup,” said Daniel Norberg, a recent transplant from Amsterdam.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 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
Steven Lyons' lawyer Arne Kloosterman has confirmed that he is planning to oppose the move when his client appears before Amsterdam District Court on Thursday.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Leon Sadoff’s father ran a kiosk on Amsterdam just off 125th Street, and we got nine plugs of chewing tobacco from him.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
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