Nieuw-Amsterdam

Etymology

 * (colony) Compound of +  (Dutch port city in Holland).
 * (Drenthe) First attested as Nieuw Amsterdam in 1853. Compound of + . The settlement was constructed by a company from Amsterdam. See also 🇨🇬.

Proper noun

 * 1) New Amsterdam, the Dutch colony on the North American East Coast which later became British as New York (renamed after an English city)

Derived terms

 * (adjective)
 * (adjective)