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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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
It is a pattern he will adopt in all seven of the cities the Together Together tour hits this year: Amsterdam, London, São Paulo, Mexico City, New York, Melbourne and Sydney.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 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
Universal has operational headquarters in Santa Monica and corporate headquarters in Hilversum, Netherlands, where it trades on the Euronext Amsterdam.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
The Amsterdam News and Ebony always printed pictures of blacks who worked in downtown offices or who had achieved some small recognition.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
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