New Amsterdam

English

Etymology

Calque of Dutch Nieuw-Amsterdam; From nieuw (“new”) + Amsterdam (a city in the Netherlands).

Proper noun

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.
2. The capital city of East Berbice-Corentyne, Guyana.
3. A town in Indiana, United States
4. An unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States

Translations

former name of New York City, when it was a Dutch colony

• Dutch: Nieuw-Amsterdam
• French: Nouvelle-Amsterdam (fr) f
• German: Neuamsterdam n
• Polish: Nowy Amsterdam m
• Portuguese: Nova Amsterdam f, Nova Amsterdã f (Brazil), Nova Amesterdão f (Portugal)