Amsterdam
Meaning
- (neuter) Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; capital city of the Netherlands)
- (neuter) Amsterdam Island, an island and overseas territory of France located in the southern Indian Ocean
Frequency
Hyphenated as
Am‧ster‧dam
Gender
Neuter
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌɑm.stərˈdɑm/
Etymology
First attested as amestelledamme in 1275. From Middle Dutch Aemstelredam, from the river Amstel + dam.
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