New Amsterdam

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.

Translations

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

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