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Definition: Amsterdam |
AmsterdamNoun1. 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. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "Amsterdam" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1648. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Geography | Capital of Netherlands. Source: European Union. (references) |
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Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It had 731,289 inhabitants in 2000.
- Alternate meanings: See Amsterdam (disambiguation)
Introduction
Flag of Amsterdam. The three Xs represent the three dangers to the city: water, fire, and plague.Because the government is situated there, it is commonly assumed that The Hague (Den Haag) is the capital, but the formal capital is Amsterdam, see also Capitals of the Netherlands. The Netherlands is one of the few countries where the seat of government is not also the capital.
Apart from the center, the municipality comprises the following parts: Amsterdam Noord, Amsterdam Oud Zuid, Bos en Lommer, De Baarsjes, Driemond, Durgerdam, Geuzenveld-Slotermeer, Holysloot, IJburg (under development), Jordaan, Oost/Watergraafsmeer, Osdorp, Oud-West, Ransdorp, Ruigoord, Sloten, Slotervaart/Overtoomse Veld, Westerpark, Zeeburg, Zuider Amstel, Zuidoost (including Bijlmer; see also Bijlmerramp), Zunderdorp.
Amsterdam Noord is separated from the rest of Amsterdam by the IJ waterway, for connections see there.
Amsterdam has one of the largest medieval city centers in Europe. Countless buildings from the 16th and 17th centuries, now considered historical monuments, are to be found around a series of semicircular canals. These face the old harbor which once opened onto the Zuyderzee (now cut off from the sea and known as the IJsselmeer).
The city is well known for the Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum, the Concertgebouw, Rembrandt House Museum, the Anne Frank house, and huge numbers of bicycles.
Amsterdam is also famous for its lively red-light district, de Wallen and its numerous coffee shops selling cannabis. Prostitution is legal in the Netherlands. Prostitutes are considered bona fide entrepreneurs; they pay taxes and are otherwise treated like any other self-employed tradesperson. Cannabis, on the other hand, is not, strictly speaking, legal; rather it is tolerated, meaning the sale (6 grams maximum per client) and possession of small quantities (30 grams) is not prosecuted.
Amsterdam has a temporary beach at the north side of Haveneiland, IJburg. Alternatively people go to Zandvoort and other towns on the coast of the North Sea.
History
Amsterdam was founded as a fishing village around the thirteenth century. A dam was built on the river Amstel, hence its original name Amstelredam, dam on the river Amstel. The early "Amsterdammers" acquired a talent for trade and from the fourteenth century onwards trade with the Hanseatic cities flourished.
Then in the 16th century, the Dutch war of independence began against the Spanish. Although originally on the Spanish side, Amsterdam switched sides in 1578. As a result, freedom of religion was reinstated, a very positive move at the time. Religious wars were raging throughout Europe and many people were looking for a place of refuge where they would not be condemned for their religion. Wealthy Jewish families from Spain and Portugal, prosperous merchants from Antwerp, fleeing the destruction and ransacking of their city by the Spanish, and the Huguenots from France all sought refuge in Amsterdam.
The Seventeenth century was Amsterdam's Golden Age. Amsterdam's ships sailed to North America, Indonesia, Brazil and Africa, building an impressive empire in the process. Rembrandt also worked in this century, and the city expanded around its canals during this time. Amsterdam became the most important port of the world and an international center for banking.
The 18th and 19th century saw a decline in the prosperity of Amsterdam. Wars against England and France took their toll on the city and trade was lost to London. At the end of the 19th century, the Industrial Revolution reached Amsterdam. Waterways to the sea and to the river Rhine improved communication with the rest of Europe and the world. Amsterdam got a new lease on life, but never reached the same supremacy as before.
World War I did not affect Amsterdam as the Netherlands remained neutral, although trade and industry suffered. During World War II German troops occupied the city starting on May 15, 1940 and about 100,000 Jewish people were deported from Amsterdam, almost completely wiping out the Jewish community in Amsterdam. Before the war, Amsterdam was the world's center for the diamondtrade. Since this trade was mostly in the hands of Jewish businessmen and craftsmen, the diamondtrade almost disappeared. Amsterdam is still important, but the city of Antwerp in Belgium is the main center for diamonds today.
The sixties and seventies put Amsterdam back on the map, for reasons other than trade. The tolerance of soft drugs made the city a popular destination for hippies, and the squatting of unoccupied buildings became widespread. Riots and clashes with the police were frequent. In 1980, while Queen Beatrix was crowned the new Queen of The Netherlands in the New Church on Dam square, a group of protesters outside fought against a police force.
Historical population
- 1300: 1,000
- 1400: 3,000
- 1500: 12,000
- 1600: 60,000
- 1650: 140,000
- 1796: 200,600
- 1830: 202,400
- 1849: 224,000
- 1879: 317,000
- 1899: 510,900
- 1925: 714,200
- 1999: 727,100
Cultural life
Amsterdam is the cultural center of the Netherlands, with much activity in the arts, dance, theater, and music.
The world-famous concert hall, the Concertgebouw, is the home of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. The Muziektheater, a new (1986) opera house, in one building called Stopera with the city hall, facing the Amstel river, is the home of De Nederlandse Opera and the Dutch National Ballet. Another famous theatre is the Carré, also on the Amstel.
In addition to the early-mentioned museums, Amsterdam is also the home of the Stedelijk Museum (20th century art), the Amsterdam Historical Musum, the Jewish Museum, the Nautical Museum, Madame Tussaud's, and others. Also located here is the Sweelinck Conservatory of Music, the Theatre Group Amsterdam, and the National Dance Theatre.
Founded in the early 1600s, Amsterdam's Hortus Botanicus is one of the oldest botanical gardens in the world, with many old and rare specimens.
Amsterdam's International Institute of Social History is one of the world's largest documentary and research institutions concerning social history, and especially the history of the labor movement.
There are numerous private art galleries in the center of the city.
Amsterdam's zoo is called Artis, a contraction of the Latin motto of the Zoo, "Natura Artis Magistra", meaning "Nature is the mother (or teacher) of art".
The RAI conference center center hosts many large commercial exhibitions and congresses each year.
Located near the Leidseplein is the nightclub Paradiso (previously a church) and the Melkweg, which both offer pop music and dancing almost every night of the week.
Sports
Amsterdam is the home town of Ajax, a team in the Dutch Football League. It has won the European Cup several times, and the World Club Cup twice. In the mid 1990s they abandoned their old Ajax Stadium De Meer for the new Arena stadium, located in the south-east of the city.
The Amsterdam Admirals is the American Football team of the capital. It also has a top field hockey team, Hockey Club Amsterdam.
Education
Amsterdam has two major universities, the University of Amsterdam (Universiteit van Amsterdam, the UvA), and the Vrije Universiteit (the originally Protestant Free University or VU). Its academy for modern art, De Rietveldacademie, named after the famous Dutch architect Gerrit Rietveld, has a good international reputation.
Public transport
Using public transport or using a (rented) bicycle is higly advisable over driving a car. As with most big cities, traffic jams are very common and parkingspace extremely rare and expensive. If you only stay in the center, walking is a good option too, since everything is very close together.
- good national and international train connections, including a frequent service to Schiphol Airport; at night, once an hour there is a train to Schiphol Airport, Leiden, The Hague, Delft, Rotterdam and Utrecht.
- 3 metro lines, partly elevated, no level crossings.
- a light rail line (sneltram = fast tram) to the neighboring town Amstelveen, partly using metro tracks, partly on the street with its own lanes, but with level crossings.
- 16 tram lines, on the street, partly mixed with all other traffic, partly on lanes shared with buses and taxis, and partly on separate lanes.
- many bus lines (urban and regional); bus traffic is often mixed with other traffic, but sometimes on lanes shared with trams and taxis or lanes for buses only.
- many taxis operate in Amsterdam.
- Several ferries across the IJ; at least one is frequent, operating 24 hours a day, free of charge.
A new metro line, North/South Line , and a new tramline [1] are under construction.
See also Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf.
Roads
- Many streets have bike paths, and bike racks are ubiquitous throughout the city.
Safety
Amsterdam is a big city. Like any big city, this attracts pickpockets and other petty thieves. Keeping a close eye on your belongings is a good thing to do. A favorite of pickpockets is the train from the airport to the city, full of tired tourists with lots of bags, so pay attention there. ATMss are also a preferred location to spot victims since they are sure to have cash on them. The city also attracts its share of junkies and homeless people, many of which are psychiatric cases. There are a few hotspots where you can find them, mostly in the Red Light area, which are easily avoided if you keep your eyes open. Illegal fireweapon possesions has not been researched in detail so far, but in 1995 it was estimated that there were about 24.000 illegal fireweapons in the Amsterdam-Amstelland region. A recent development are East-European gangs posing as police officers, asking for cash payment of a certain fine, or claming they must inspect your wallet to see if you have fake banknotes in them. They target mostly oriental tourists since experience has shown they are more likely to respect the authority of a 'police officer'.
Food
Any kitchen of the world can be found in Amsterdam. Close to Central Station for instance is the Zeedijk, full of Oriental restaurants from every part of the Orient. Turkish kebab of shwarma restaurants are everywhere. Typical Dutch food would be raw herring, which you can buy in stalls along the road. Please note that the fish is cleaned! (comparable with sushi) It is eaten with some onions by holding by the tail and letting it slide into your mouth.See also Holland, Dutch
External links
- City of Amsterdam (some material in English)
- Rijksmuseum (National Museum)
- Van Gogh Museum
- Concertgebouw (concert hall)
- Additional museum listings
- Paradiso
- http://www.sdu.nl/staatscourant/gem/gem22nh.htm
- Very detailed map, showing an outline of every house with house number
- http://www.hot-maps.de/europe/netherlands/amsterdam/homeen.html
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Amsterdam."
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Amsterdam is a city located in Montgomery County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 18,355.Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.3 km² (6.3 mi²). 15.4 km² (5.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.9 km² (0.3 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 5.41% water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 18,355 people, 7,983 households, and 4,686 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,191.1/km² (3,086.5/mi²). There are 9,277 housing units at an average density of 602.0 persons/km² (1,560.0 persons/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 90.01% White, 2.17% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.71% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 4.79% from other races, and 2.01% from two or more races. 16.02% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 7,983 households out of which 26.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.4% are married couples living together, 14.8% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 41.3% are non-families. 36.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 18.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.26 and the average family size is 2.93. In the city the population is spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 22.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 84.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 80.2 males. The median income for a household in the city is $27,517, and the median income for a family is $37,169. Males have a median income of $31,397 versus $23,681 for females. The per capita income for the city is $16,680. 16.3% of the population and 12.4% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 25.1% are under the age of 18 and 12.4% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Amsterdam (city), New York."
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Amsterdam is the name of a number of places:
- The most famous Amsterdam is the largest city in the Netherlands.
- In Canada
- Amsterdam, Saskatchewan
- In the United States of America:
- Amsterdam, Missouri
- Amsterdam, New York (Montgomery County, New York)
- Amsterdam, Ohio
- Amsterdam Island (Indian Ocean), see French Southern Territories
Also:
- New Amsterdam was a former name of New York City
- New Amsterdam, Indiana
- New Amsterdam, Guyana
- Nieuw Amsterdam, Suriname
- VOC ship Amsterdam
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Amsterdam (disambiguation)."
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Amsterdam is a town located in Montgomery County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 5,820.Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 78.6 km² (30.3 mi²). 76.9 km² (29.7 mi²) of it is land and 1.7 km² (0.6 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 2.14% water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 5,820 people, 2,243 households, and 1,531 families residing in the town. The population density is 75.7/km² (196.1/mi²). There are 2,374 housing units at an average density of 30.9 persons/km² (80.0 persons/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 97.77% White, 0.69% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.36% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. 2.32% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 2,243 households out of which 27.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% are married couples living together, 8.4% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 31.7% are non-families. 27.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 12.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.41 and the average family size is 2.91. In the town the population is spread out with 20.2% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 22.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 44 years. For every 100 females there are 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 85.5 males. The median income for a household in the town is $37,097, and the median income for a family is $46,667. Males have a median income of $34,476 versus $23,533 for females. The per capita income for the town is $19,099. 7.0% of the population and 5.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 4.8% are under the age of 18 and 8.6% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Amsterdam (town), New York."
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Amsterdam is a city located in Bates County, Missouri. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 281.Geography
Amsterdam is located at 38°21'2" North, 94°35'15" West (38.350484, -94.587497)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.5 km² (0.6 mi²). 1.5 km² (0.6 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 281 people, 102 households, and 69 families residing in the city. The population density is 187.1/km² (480.9/mi²). There are 109 housing units at an average density of 72.6/km² (186.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 98.22% White, 0.00% African American, 0.71% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 1.07% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 102 households out of which 36.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% are married couples living together, 6.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% are non-families. 23.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.75 and the average family size is 3.30. In the city the population is spread out with 29.9% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 100.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 105.2 males. The median income for a household in the city is $29,821, and the median income for a family is $34,545. Males have a median income of $23,333 versus $21,625 for females. The per capita income for the city is $11,670. 16.0% of the population and 15.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 25.0% are under the age of 18 and 5.0% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Amsterdam, Missouri."
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Amsterdam is a town located in Montgomery County, New York. As of 1990, the town had a total population of 20,714.Kirk Douglas was born here.
Geography
Amsterdam is located at 42°57' North, 74°11' West.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Amsterdam, New York."
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Amsterdam is a village located in Jefferson County, Ohio. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 568.Geography
Amsterdam is located at 40°28'19" North, 80°55'16" West (40.471814, -80.921194)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²). 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 568 people, 231 households, and 155 families residing in the village. The population density is 707.4/km² (1,805.5/mi²). There are 251 housing units at an average density of 312.6/km² (797.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 98.59% White, 0.18% African American, 1.23% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. 0.35% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 231 households out of which 31.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% are married couples living together, 11.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% are non-families. 29.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 17.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.46 and the average family size is 3.01. In the village the population is spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 92.6 males. The median income for a household in the village is $24,583, and the median income for a family is $29,107. Males have a median income of $28,125 versus $14,750 for females. The per capita income for the village is $11,225. 23.7% of the population and 18.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 38.6% are under the age of 18 and 8.1% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Amsterdam, Ohio."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| AMS | English | Amsterdam | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonym: AmsterdamSynonym: capital of The Netherlands (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Amsterdam |
| English words defined with "Amsterdam": Aam, Aletta Jacobs ♦ Bowling Green ♦ Elzevir ♦ Jacobs. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Amsterdam": ABC ALGOL, ALGOL 68S, all shares, Andrew Tanenbaum ♦ communication science, communication studies, communications, Cross field diffusion ♦ Diamagnetic frequency ♦ EM-1, EuroNet ♦ Information Innovation ♦ mcvax, MINIX ♦ PANON, Picture Galleries ♦ REMBRANDT ♦ String PRocessING language. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "Amsterdam": stapelia. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Amsterdam" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Albanian (Amsterdam), Dutch (Amsterdam), Flemish (Amsterdam), French (Amsterdam), German (Amsterdam), Irish (Amsterdam), Serbo-Croatian (amsterdam), Spanish (Amsterdam), Swedish (Amsterdam). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | I vant everyone to have an Amsterdam good time (Austin Powers in Goldmember; writing credit: Mike Myers) Amsterdam is renowned for its beer houses (Family Guy; writing credit: Dolores Payás) Amsterdam. I'm New York don't you never come in here empty handed again, you gotta pay for the pleasure of my company (Gangs of New York; writing credit: Jay Cocks) That little old lady in Amsterdam. Shady got his last night (Diamonds Are Forever; writing credit: Richard Maibaum) We're trying to raise money for a field trip to Amsterdam. (That '70s Show; writing credit: Stacia Raymond) | |
Lyrics | Even old New York was once New Amsterdam (Istanbul (Not Constantinople); performing artist: They Might Be Giants) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Lieverdjes uit Amsterdam (1974) Due gattoni a nove code... e mezzo ad Amsterdam (1972) Amsterdam Affair (1968) Rififí ad Amsterdam (1967) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Taping across intersection St. Nicholas and Amsterdam Avenue Note police protection. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Southern Fur Seal -- Arctocephalus gazella Peters and Arctocephalus elegans Peters. As seen at New Amsterdam Island. In: "Die Forschungsreise S. M. S. "Gazelle" in den Jahren 1874 bis 1876." P. 322. Plate 3. Library Call Number C/L G373 H. Credit: Treasures of the Library. |
 | Dr. Egberts' Lesson on Anatomy. / By Thomas De Keyser, Amsterdam, 1619. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Gezicht van de Boter Markt te Amsterdam. / C. Philips Jacobsz ad viv. del. et fec. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | Winter days in New Amsterdam. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Thomas Lamont, Silas Strawn, and Julius H. Barnes, posed portrait, standing, outside the White House where they reported to President Hoover on the recent convention of the International Chamber of Commerce at Amsterdam which they attended]. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Olympic games at Amsterdam, Holland. The finish of the 100 meter dash finals, won by Percy Williams. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | S.S. Nieuw Amsterdam. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | John G. Stemler, stationery, Amsterdam, Holland. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Group of emigrants (women and children) from eastern Europe on deck of the S.S. Amsterdam. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Museum amsterdam holland" by Dave Gilligan Commentary: "Detail of building near the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Holland." | "Schiphol Amsterdam 03" by Dustin Remme Commentary: "December sky above Schiphol Amsterdam." |
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Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | I soon fell into the company of some Dutch sailors belonging to the Amboyna, of Amsterdam, a stout ship of 450 tons |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | In Amsterdam and New Haven, for example, no increases in new drug users were reported after introduction of a needle exchange program. (references) | |
Business | Most of the companies which handle airfreight are located in the Amsterdam Schiphol Airport region. (references) | |
There are daily flights to the U.S. via all major European cities with Delta Airlines, via Amsterdam with KLM/NorthWest, and via Reykjavik with Icelandair. (references) | ||
The central geographical position of Netherlands, with Rotterdam as the busiest seaport in the world and Amsterdam Schiphol Airport as Europe’s fourth cargo airport, makes this country the gateway to Europe. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Greece | As part of new obligations under the Schengen Treaty and the Treaty of Amsterdam, all non-European Union citizens face a more restrictive visa and residence regime than they did in the past. (references) |
Economic History | Denmark | However, the Amsterdam Treaty was approved in a referendum May 28, 1998, by a 55% majority. (references) |
Netherlands | This region comprises the key marketing areas of Utrecht, Amsterdam, The Hague, and Rotterdam. (references) | |
Human Rights | Guyana | Shamshudeen and the others were taken to a New Amsterdam hospital, where Shamshudeen later died. (references) |
Guyana | Conditions were generally adequate in the only women's prison, which is at New Amsterdam, in a facility that holds men and women in separate dormitory-type buildings. (references) | |
Trade | Netherlands | NCM can be contacted at: Nederlandsche Credietverzekering Maatschappij NV, Keizersgracht 271-287, 1016 ED Amsterdam, Phone: (31) 20 553 9111, Fax: (31) 20 553 2811. Information on Eximbank programs can be obtained from the marketing department, Phone: (202) 566 8860. Eximbank also has a toll free number, Phone: (800) 424 5201 which provides information on its overall programs. (references) |
Travel | South Africa | Northwest/KLM and United/Lufthansa also have codeshare flights to the U.S. via Amsterdam and Frankfurt respectively. (references) |
Moldova | Flying to Moldova from the United States is easy via Amsterdam (Holland), Frankfurt (Germany), Budapest (Hungary), and Vienna (Austria). (references) | |
Ghana | A direct route to BWI by Ghana Airways was inaugurated in July, 2000. Alternatively, one could transit through London via British Airways and Ghana Airways, Frankfurt or Dusseldorf via Lufthansa, Amsterdam via KLM or Rome and Milan via Alitalia. (references) | |
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| "Amsterdam" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 99.77% of the time. "Amsterdam" is used about 864 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 99.77% | 862 | 8,208 |
| Noun (singular) | 0.23% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 864 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "Amsterdam" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Amsterdam | Last name | 170 | 41,482 |
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| Country | Name |
| Netherlands | Amsterdam Commodities N.V. |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
1. Amsterdam, MO (city, FIPS 1090) 2. Amsterdam, NY (city, FIPS 2066) 3. Amsterdam, OH (village, FIPS 1938) |
Expressions using "Amsterdam": Amsterdam Ordnance Datum ♦ New Amsterdam ♦ The Amsterdam Group. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "Amsterdam": amsterdam-based, amsterdam-born, Amsterdam-pleyel. | |
Containing "Amsterdam": Paris-amsterdam-paris, paris-brussels-cologne-amsterdam-london. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
amsterdam | 6,586 | hostel amsterdam | 126 |
amsterdam netherlands | 5,615 | amsterdam red light | 124 |
amsterdam hotel | 2,579 | amsterdam brothel | 120 |
amsterdam map | 350 | amsterdam flight | 113 |
amsterdam new york | 309 | new amsterdam | 109 |
amsterdam live | 283 | bed and breakfast amsterdam | 104 |
amsterdam red light district | 231 | amsterdam live sex | 103 |
amsterdam accommodation | 222 | amsterdam weather | 102 |
amsterdam recorder | 210 | amsterdam zwerfkei | 96 |
amsterdam airport | 202 | amsterdam travel | 93 |
amsterdam sincity | 196 | amsterdam girl | 91 |
amsterdam sex | 194 | amsterdam university | 79 |
new amsterdam theater | 193 | cheap flight to amsterdam | 78 |
amsterdam info | 177 | victoria hotel amsterdam | 75 |
amsterdam coffee shop | 176 | cheap hotel in amsterdam | 73 |
amsterdam escort | 167 | arena amsterdam | 70 |
amsterdam live show | 139 | amsterdam house voyeur | 69 |
amsterdam printing | 135 | amsterdam apartment | 68 |
gay amsterdam | 134 | amsterdam web cam | 66 |
amsterdam holland | 130 | amsterdam picture | 65 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "Amsterdam"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | Amsterdam. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | Амстердам. (various references) | |
Chinese | 阿姆斯特丹. (various references) | |
Czech | Amsterodam. (various references) | |
Danish | Amsterdam. (various references) | |
Dutch | Amsterdam. (various references) | |
Esperanto | Amsterdamo, amsterdama. (various references) | |
Finnish | Amsterdam. (various references) | |
Flemish | amsterdam. (various references) | |
French | Amsterdam. (various references) | |
German | Amsterdam. (various references) | |
Greek | 'Αμστερνταμ. (various references) | |
Hungarian | Amszterdam. (various references) | |
Irish | Amsterdam. (various references) | |
Italian | Amsterdam. (various references) | |
Korean | 암스테르담. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | amsterdamay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | Amsterdão. (various references) | |
Russian | Амстердам. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | amsterdam. (various references) | |
Spanish | Amsterdam. (various references) | |
Swedish | Amsterdam. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Misspellings | |
"Amsterdam" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Anstraum. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-d-e-m-m-r-s-t" | |
-2 letters: dammars, dammers, madames, smarted, stammer, trammed. | |
-3 letters: armets, damars, dammar, dammer, daters, demast, derats, dermas, dramas, dreams, dreamt, madame, madams, madras, madres, marted, masted, master, maters, matres, ramate, ramets, rammed, reatas, stared, stemma, stream, tamers, trades, treads. | |
-4 letters: areas, armed, armet, aster, atmas, damar, dames, dares, darts, dater, dates, dears, derat, derma, derms. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-d-e-m-m-r-s-t" | |
+2 letters: disarmament. | |
+3 letters: disarmaments, mainstreamed. | |
+4 letters: admeasurement, maladminister, melodramatics, melodramatise, melodramatist. | |
+5 letters: admeasurements, maladministers, melodramatised, melodramatises, melodramatists, melodramatizes. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Images: Digital Art | 9. Quotations: Fiction 10. Quotations: Non-fiction 11. Usage Frequency 12. Names: Frequency | 13. Names: Company Usage 14. Cities 15. Expressions 16. Expressions: Internet | 17. Translations: Modern 18. Abbreviations 19. Acronyms 20. Derivations | 21. Anagrams 22. Bibliography |
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