New Amsterdam
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English
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Etymology
[edit]Calque of Dutch Nieuw-Amsterdam; From nieuw (“new”) + Amsterdam (a city in the Netherlands).
Proper noun
[edit]- (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
[edit]former name of New York City, when it was a Dutch colony
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- en:Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin, USA
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