ALL meanings of amsterdam
Am·ster·dam
A a - noun amsterdam 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: 737 000 (2003 est) 3
- noun amsterdam constitutional capital of the Netherlands: seaport on an inlet of the IJsselmeer & a ship canal to the North Sea: pop. 724,000 3
- noun amsterdam The capital and largest city of the Netherlands; population 747,093 (2008). It is built on some ninety islands separated by canals. Although Amsterdam is the capital, the country’s seat of government and administrative centre is at The Hague. 1
- noun amsterdam a city in and the official capital of the Netherlands. Compare Hague, The. 1
- noun amsterdam a city in E New York. 1