Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- The constitutional capital and largest city of the Netherlands, in the western part of the country. Linked to the North Sea by a ship canal, the city has an important stock exchange and is a major center of the diamond-cutting industry.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a large city which is an industrial center and the nominal capital of the Netherlands.
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- proper noun A major Dutch port city in North-Holland, nominal capital of
The Netherlands .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an industrial center and the nominal capital of the Netherlands; center of the diamond-cutting industry; seat of an important stock exchange; known for its canals and art museum
Etymologies
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AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — The Anne Frank House museum in Amsterdam has begun airing the only known video of the teenage diarist on a channel dedicated ... var news_amount = 1;
Andy Plesser: Anne Frank Film Clip from 1941 Is Huge on YouTube 2009
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-- Jim Carlton Amsterdam AMSTERDAM LOOKING TO THE LAKE In 2001, the Zuidas section of Amsterdam, south of the central city, was seeing lots of new development.
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We, underwritten, ordered by the Lords of the Admiralty of Amsterdam to Tax and Visit the Vessells that go to Sea from Texell, [1] Declare by this That Æneas Mackay of Amsterdam, Master of the Sloop _Amsterdam
Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period Illustrative Documents 1898
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Rulers of the City of Amsterdam Declare that Æneas Mackay of Amsterdam appeared before us and on Oath Solemnly Declares, That the Vessell named the _Amsterdam Post_, burthen about Twenty Lasts, [1] of which he is Master, belongs to a House in this Province, and that no Foreign
Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period Illustrative Documents 1898
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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A week before Valentine's Day, a consignment of cocaine was found hidden among 20,000 roses from Latin America at Amsterdam airport, Dutch authorities said Wednesday.
Reuters: Top News 2010
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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A week before Valentine's Day, a consignment of cocaine was found hidden among 20,000 roses from Latin America at Amsterdam airport, Dutch authorities said Wednesday.
Reuters: Top News 2010
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AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Claiming that it has made the world's first carbon neutral toilet paper, manufacturer Van Houtum last Friday at the ISSA Interclean conference in Amsterdam, rolled out its new product,
GreenBiz.com Green Business News GreenBiz Staff 2010
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AMSTERDAM, April 19 (Reuters) - Passenger flights will be allowed to take off from Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam from Monday night as part of the European Union's decision to start reopening European airspace, the Dutch Transport Minister said.
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AMSTERDAM, Feb 10 (Reuters) - A week before Valentine's Day, a consignment of cocaine was found hidden among 20,000 roses from Latin America at Amsterdam airport, Dutch authorities said on Feb. 10.
www.kyivpost.com 2010
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AMSTERDAM, Feb 10 (Reuters) - A week before Valentine's Day, a consignment of cocaine was found hidden among 20,000 roses from Latin America at Amsterdam airport, Dutch authorities said on Feb. 10.
www.kyivpost.com 2010
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