ALL meanings of new amsterdam
New Am·ster·dam
N n - noun new amsterdam a Dutch colony in North America (1613–64), comprising the area along the Hudson River and the lower Delaware River. By 1669 all of the land comprising this colony was taken over by England. Capital: New Amsterdam. 1
- noun new amsterdam the Dutch settlement established on Manhattan (1624–26); capital of New Netherland; captured by the English and renamed New York in 1664 0
- noun new amsterdam Dutch colonial town on Manhattan Island: renamed (1664) New York by the British 0