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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Half a lifetime ago, Hunt was a die-hard Chicago Bears fan working in residence with an improv group at a small, aging theater in Amsterdam when he got swept up in Dutch soccer culture.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026

It brought the city in line with other popular European destinations including Amsterdam, Paris and Rome in taxing visitors.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

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

In Amsterdam, the semiconductor-heavy AEX is flat as large AI-related stocks pare Monday’s losses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

I’m in the August Wilson Acting Ensemble, a social justice theater club at Amsterdam Heights.

From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan