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.

Translations

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

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

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