New Amsterdam

English

Etymology

Calque of Dutch Nieuw-Amsterdam; From nieuw (“new”) + Amsterdam (a city in the Netherlands).

Proper noun

New Amsterdam

(historical) The capital city of New Netherland, a colony of the Netherlands; the Dutch colonial settlement that later became New York City.
The capital city of East Berbice-Corentyne, Guyana.
A town in Indiana, United States
An unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States

Translations

former name of New York City, when it was a Dutch colony

Dutch: Nieuw-Amsterdam
French: Nouvelle-Amsterdam (fr) f
German: Neuamsterdam n
Polish: Nowy Amsterdam m
Portuguese: Nova Amsterdam f, Nova Amsterdã f (Brazil), Nova Amesterdão f (Portugal)

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