New Amsterdam (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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  1. a former Dutch town on Manhattan Island: the capital of New Netherland; renamed New York by the British in 1664.
  2. a city in NE Guyana, on the Berbice River.
noun
  1. the Dutch settlement established on Manhattan (1624–26); capital of New Netherland; captured by the English and renamed New York in 1664
New Amsterdam (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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