Rotterdam

[ rot-er-dam; Dutch rawt-uhr-dahm ]

noun

1. a seaport in SW Netherlands.
2. a town in E New York, on the Mohawk River.

Rotterdam

/ ˈrɒtəˌdæm /

noun

1. a port in the SW Netherlands, in South Holland province: the second largest city of the Netherlands and one of the world's largest ports; oil refineries, shipbuilding yards, etc. Pop: 600 000 (2003 est)

Rotterdam

1. City in the western Netherlands , near the North Sea . Second-largest city in The Netherlands, after Amsterdam , and its major foreign-trade center.

Notes

The center of the city was destroyed during World War II by German bombs.

Example Sentences

As well as working in his homeland with NEC Nijmegen, Excelsior Rotterdam and NAC Breda, the Dutchman had a year at Brentford before his longer spells with Manchester City and Burnley.

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It was quiet on the bus travelling to face Bayern Munich in the 1982 European Cup final in Rotterdam, players wrapped in their own thoughts and listening to their new gifts.

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Its current destination is listed as Rotterdam, in the Netherlands.

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He then followed his Melbourne success with final victories in Rotterdam, Miami, and Halle.

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Having secured his first major title in Melbourne earlier this year, Sinner added titles in Rotterdam and Miami, where he beat Dimitrov in the final and reached a career-high world ranking of second.

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