New Netherland

English

New Netherland

Etymology

Calque of Dutch Nieuw Nederland. From nieuw (“new”) + Nederland (“Netherlands”), from neder (“low”) + land (“land, country”).

Proper noun

New Netherland

1. (historical) A former colony of the Netherlands: A Dutch colonial province along the east coast of North America, capital New Amsterdam

Related terms

• Low Countries
• Netherland
• Netherlands
• new
• New England
• New Jersey
• New York

Translations

Dutch colonial province

• Polish: Nowe Niderlandy (pl), Nowa Holandia (pl) f, Nowa Belgia (pl) f