Amsterdam

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌæmstərˈdæm/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(am′stər dam′; for 1 also Du. äm′stər däm′)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Am•ster•dam  (am′stər dam′; for 1 also Du. äm′stər däm′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa city in and the official capital of the Netherlands. 712,294. Cf. Hague, The.
  2. Place Namesa city in E New York. 21,872.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Amsterdam / ˌæmstəˈdæm ɑmstərˈdɑm/
  1. the commercial capital of the Netherlands, a major industrial centre and port on the IJsselmeer, connected with the North Sea by canal: built on about 100 islands within a network of canals. Pop: 1 090 772 (2015 est)
'Amsterdam' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Concertgebouw - Frank - French Southern and Antarctic Lands - Haarlem - IJ - McEwan - Netherlands - New Amsterdam - New Netherland - New York - Rijksmuseum - Velsen - World Council of Churches - frank

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