Amsterdam

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Amsterdam

/ˈæmstədæm/ UK
/ˌæmstəˈdæm/ UK
/ˈamstədam/ British, Northern England, Southern
/ˌamstəˈdam/ British, Northern England, Southern
/ˈamstəɾdam/ Scotland
/ˌamstəɾˈdam/ Scotland
/ˈæmstɚˌdæm/ US

Rhymes with -æm

proper noun

A city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; the capital city of the Netherlands. The Dutch seat of government is not the metropolis of Amsterdam but The Hague.
metonymically The Dutch government.
An unincorporated community in Merced County, California.
An unincorporated community in Decatur County, Georgia.
A minor city in Bates County, Missouri.
A census-designated place in Gallatin County, Montana.
An unincorporated community in Holland Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
A town and city in Montgomery County, New York.
A village in Jefferson County, Ohio.
An unincorporated community in Licking County, Ohio.
An unincorporated community in Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
An unincorporated community in Brazoria County, Texas.
An unincorporated community in Botetourt County, Virginia.
A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Buchanan, Saskatchewan, Canada.
A town in Mpumalanga province, South Africa.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: dutch capital, maastricht, rotterdam, groningen, oxford, treaty, mokum, dam, jordaan, antwerp, nijmegen, haarlem, berlin, utrecht, belgium, london

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name capital of the Netherlands

Español	Amsterdam
한국어	암스테르담 Amseutereudam
日本語	アムステルダム Amusuterudamu
中文	阿姆斯特丹 Āmǔsītèdān
हिन्दी	ऐम्स्टर्डैम aimsṭarḍaim, एम्स्टर्डम emsṭarḍam
Português	Amesterdão, Amsterdã
Français	Amsterdam
Deutsch	Amsterdam
Italiano	Amsterdam
Ελληνικά	Άμστερνταμ Ámsterntam, Αμστελόδαμο Amstelódamo
Română	Amsterdam
Русский	Амстерда́м Amstɛrdám
Tiếng Việt	Am-xtéc-đam
العربية	أَمْسْتِرْدَام ʔamstirdām
עברית	אַמְסְטֶרְדָּם ámsterdam

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APA

Amsterdam. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/amsterdam

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@misc{amsterdam_2026,
  title = {Amsterdam},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/amsterdam},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}