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Amsterdam in British English
(ˌæmstəˈdæm, Dutch ɑmstərˈdɑm)
noun
the commercial capital of the Netherlands, a major industrial centre and port on the IJsselmeer, connected with the North Sea by canal: built on about 100 islands within a network of canals. Pop: 1 090 772 (2015 est)
Amsterdam in American English
(ˈæmstərˌdæm)
constitutional capital of the Netherlands: seaport on an inlet of the IJsselmeer & a ship canal to the North Sea: pop. 724,000
see also Hague Image ofAmsterdam
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