New Amsterdam en · PROPN
Etymology
Calque of Dutch Nieuw-Amsterdam; From nieuw (“new”) + Amsterdam (a city in the Netherlands).
Meanings
- (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 (11)
pt Nova Amsterdam (former name of New York City, when it was a Dutch colony) · fr Nouvelle-Amsterdam (former name of New York City, when it was a Dutch colony) · nl Nieuw-Amsterdam (former name of New York City, when it was a Dutch colony) · uk Нови́й Амстерда́м (former name of New York City, when it was a Dutch colony) · pl Nowy Amsterdam (former name of New York City, when it was a Dutch colony) · pt Nova Amesterdão (former name of New York City, when it was a Dutch colony) · mr नवे अॅम्स्टरडॅम (former name of New York City, when it was a Dutch colony) · de Neuamsterdam (former name of New York City, when it was a Dutch colony) · mr न्यू अॅम्स्टरडॅम (former name of New York City, when it was a Dutch colony) · pt Nova Amsterdã (former name of New York City, when it was a Dutch colony) · cmn 新阿姆斯特丹 (former name of New York City, when it was a Dutch colony)