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Noun: New Amsterdam
  1. A settlement established by the Dutch near the mouth of Hudson River and the southern end of Manhattan Island; annexed by the English in 1664 and renamed New York

Type of: colony, settlement

Part of: Big Apple [informal], Gotham [US, informal], Greater New York, New York, New York City, NYC

Encyclopedia: New Amsterdam