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.

Example Sentences

Universal started trading on the Euronext Amsterdam in September 2021 after a spinoff from Vivendi, the conglomerate steered by the Bollore family.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

It is currently listed on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

The new entity would be based in Nevada and would shift its stock listing from Amsterdam to the New York Stock Exchange.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Both sides condemn legalization, which exists in places like Amsterdam and which imposes a strong regulatory system—but for very different reasons: the first, because it normalizes exploitation and the latter because it limits free trade.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

His wife, he said, was visiting a sister in Amsterdam.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom