- New Amsterdam
- geographical name town founded about 1625 on Manhattan Island by the Dutch; renamed New York 1664 by the British
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New Amsterdam
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New Amsterdam — heißen: New Amsterdam (Guyana), Ort in Guyana New Amsterdam (Indiana), Ort in den Vereinigten Staaten New Amsterdam (Wisconsin), Ort in den Vereinigten Staaten sowie: New Amsterdam (Fernsehserie), US amerikanische Fernsehserie Siehe auch Nieuw… … Deutsch Wikipedia
New Amsterdam — New Amsterdam, IN U.S. town in Indiana Population (2000): 1 Housing Units (2000): 1 Land area (2000): 0.075518 sq. miles (0.195590 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.005421 sq. miles (0.014041 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.080939 sq. miles (0.209631 sq … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
New Amsterdam, IN — U.S. town in Indiana Population (2000): 1 Housing Units (2000): 1 Land area (2000): 0.075518 sq. miles (0.195590 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.005421 sq. miles (0.014041 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.080939 sq. miles (0.209631 sq. km) FIPS code:… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
New Amsterdam — Dutch colonial town on Manhattan Island: renamed (1664) New York by the British … English World dictionary
New Amsterdam — [njuː æmstədæm], Stadt in Guyana, an der Mündung des Berbice in den Atlantik, 25 000 Einwohner; Hafen. Geschichte: 1740 von den Niederländern unter dem Namen Fọrt Sịnt Ạndries gegründet, 1790 1803 Sitz der niederländischen… … Universal-Lexikon
New Amsterdam — This article is about the settlement that became New York City. For other uses, see New Amsterdam (disambiguation). Drawing of New Amsterdam from 1648, found in 1991 in Vienna s Albertina, is probably the oldest image found to date … Wikipedia
New Amsterdam — Nouvelle Amsterdam (homonymie) Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. L île Nouvelle Amsterdam ou île de la Nouvelle Amsterdam était le nom quelquefois donnée à l île Amsterdam, île du sud de l … Wikipédia en Français
New Amsterdam — noun 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 • Instance Hypernyms: ↑colony, ↑settlement • Part Holonyms: ↑New York, ↑New… … Useful english dictionary
New Amsterdam — Original name in latin New Amsterdam Name in other language New Amsterdam, QSX State code GY Continent/City America/Guyana longitude 6.24793 latitude 57.5171 altitude 7 Population 35039 Date 2013 06 27 … Cities with a population over 1000 database
New Amsterdam — /am steuhr dam /, n. 1. a former Dutch town on Manhattan Island: the capital of New Netherland; renamed New York by the British in 1664. 2. a city in NE Guyana, on the Berbice River. 18,199. * * * ▪ Guyana town, northeastern Guyana. It lies … Universalium
New Amsterdam — After Henry Hudson (c. 1570–c. 1611), in Dutch service, discovered what became the Hudson River, Fort Or ange was built in 1614. The city of New Amsterdam was founded in 1625 and became the center of a Dutch colony in the New World, which… … Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands
