New Amsterdam

== English == === Etymology === Calque of Dutch Nieuw-Amsterdam; From nieuw (“new”) + Amsterdam (a city in the Netherlands). === Proper noun === New Amsterdam (historical) The capital city of New Netherland, a colony of the Netherlands; the Dutch colonial settlement that later became New York City. The capital city of East Berbice-Corentyne, Guyana. A town in Indiana, United States. An unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States. ==== Translations ====