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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Several hundred activists opposed to the construction of a Microsoft data centre in Amsterdam occupied the site on Friday, responding to a call for a two-day protest across Europe.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

Following the devastating 2015-2016 El Niño, Morton worked with scientists from the University of California, Irvine; Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; and the University of Maryland to examine how tropical fires followed shifting rainfall patterns.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

Major cities like Paris, São Paulo, Amsterdam and Vienna are saturated with surveillance cameras, Kelly said, which is helping police with the chase.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Unveiled just two years ago and constructed for only four festivals, versions of the sound system have played at famed European events Glastonbury in England and Dekmantel in Amsterdam.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

“And I don't think she lives in Amsterdam anymore. She wasn't Jewish. Mirjam said Amalia's parents were going to send her out of the city.”

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

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