Nieuw-Amsterdam

== English == === Proper noun === Nieuw-Amsterdam A village in Emmen municipality, Drenthe province, Netherlands A fortress, village, ressort, and capital of Commewijne, Suriname ==== Usage notes ==== The hyphen is often dropped in English. ==== Translations ==== == Dutch == === Etymology === (colony) Compound of nieuw (“new”) + Amsterdam (Dutch port city in Holland). (Drenthe) First attested as Nieuw Amsterdam in 1853. Compound of nieuw (“new”) + Amsterdam. The settlement was constructed by a company from Amsterdam. See also Dutch Low Saxon Nei-Amsterdam. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈniu̯ ˌɑm.stərˈdɑm/ Hyphenation: Nieuw-‧Am‧ster‧dam Rhymes: -ɑm === Proper noun === Nieuw-Amsterdam n New Amsterdam, the Dutch colony on the North American East Coast which later became British as New York (renamed after an English city) a village in Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands a fortress, village, ressort, and capital of Commewijne, Suriname ==== Derived terms ==== Nieuw-Amsterdammer m Nieuw-Amsterdams (adjective) ==== Descendants ==== → English: New Amsterdam === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN