New Amsterdam

[ am-ster-dam ]

noun

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.

New Amsterdam

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

1. A city founded by Dutch settlers in the seventeenth century on the present site of New York City .

Notes

An early governor of the Dutch colony surrounding New Amsterdam bought Manhattan Island, the present center of New York City, from the Native Americans for twenty-four dollars' worth of jewelry.

Example Sentences

NBC’s “New Amsterdam” is airing its third season now and two more have been ordered.

From Washington Blade

Well, New York was founded as New Amsterdam, with Dutch beginnings.

From The Daily Beast

For my 40th birthday, I planned a family weekend in New York, complete with a Mary Poppins matinee at the New Amsterdam Theater.

From The Daily Beast

Both New Amsterdam and Massachusetts had repeatedly encouraged them to do this, but repented.

From Project Gutenberg

The interesting figure of Stuyvesant, and his times, in New Amsterdam, should have a meeting.

From Project Gutenberg

When you have passed this river, there is a good public road to New Amsterdam, the capital of Berbice.

From Project Gutenberg

Once more in New Amsterdam, he entered into business, becoming extensively engaged in foreign trade.

From Project Gutenberg

The same year a Dutch ship, twenty times as large, was constructed at New Amsterdam.

From Project Gutenberg