"New Amsterdam" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Calque of Dutch Nieuw-Amsterdam; From nieuw (“new”) + Amsterdam (a city in the Netherlands). Etymology templates: {{calque|en|nl|Nieuw-Amsterdam}} Calque of Dutch Nieuw-Amsterdam, {{gloss|a city in the Netherlands}} (a city in the Netherlands) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=New Amsterdam}} New Amsterdam
  1. (historical) The capital city of New Netherland, a colony of the Netherlands; the Dutch colonial settlement that later became New York City. Tags: historical Categories (place): Cities in the Netherlands, National capitals, Places in the Netherlands Translations (former name of New York City, when it was a Dutch colony): Nieuw-Amsterdam (Dutch), Nouvelle-Amsterdam [feminine] (French), Neuamsterdam [neuter] (German), न्यू अॅम्स्टरडॅम (nyū aĕmsṭarḍĕm) (Marathi), नवे अॅम्स्टरडॅम (nave aĕmsṭarḍĕm) (Marathi), Nowy Amsterdam [masculine] (Polish), Nova Amsterdam [feminine] (Portuguese), Nova Amsterdã [Brazil, feminine] (Portuguese), Nova Amesterdão [Portugal, feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-New_Amsterdam-en-name-YjldRffs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 11 24 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 60 8 14 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 13 18 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 13 18 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 49 8 21 23 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 37 9 26 28 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 38 10 24 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 33 9 29 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 41 8 25 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 25 7 35 34 Disambiguation of 'former name of New York City, when it was a Dutch colony': 71 3 14 12
  2. The capital city of East Berbice-Corentyne, Guyana. Categories (place): Cities in Guyana, Places in Guyana, Regional capitals
    Sense id: en-New_Amsterdam-en-name-Wz3nfXkm
  3. A town in Indiana, United States Categories (place): Places in Indiana, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Indiana, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-New_Amsterdam-en-name-it4VLH6Z Categories (other): Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 33 9 29 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 25 7 35 34
  4. An unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States Categories (place): Places in Wisconsin, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-New_Amsterdam-en-name-NobnLw6w Categories (other): Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 33 9 29 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 25 7 35 34
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