Amsterdam
[ˈæmstəˈdæm] or [,æmstɚ'dæm]
Definition
(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.
Edited by Hardy--From WordNet
Examples
- I soon fell into the company of some Dutch sailors belonging to the Amboyna, of Amsterdam, a stout ship of 450 tons. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- Now you are confounding Antwerp with Amsterdam. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- A thousand guilders in the bank of Amsterdam, for example, are of more value than a thousand guilders of Amsterdam currency. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The Dutch settlement here formed gradually grew into a town called New Amsterdam, which in 1648 had 1,000 inhabitants. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The first printing press of this type was made by Blaew, of Amsterdam, in 1620, which had a spring to cause the screw to fly back after the impression was taken. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- It has been so, not only to Hamburgh, but to Venice and Amsterdam. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The difference between them is called the agio of the bank, which at Amsterdam is generally about five per cent. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- It does not cost less labour to bring silver to Amsterdam than to Dantzic; but it costs a great deal more to bring corn. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The principal diamond cutting centers are Amsterdam, Antwerp and New York. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Digression concerning Banks of Deposit, particularly concerning that of Amsterdam. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- This was invented by Blaew of Amsterdam in 1620. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- From thence he returns in a Dutch ship to Amsterdam, and from Amsterdam to England. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- From Amsterdam I soon after set sail for England, in a small vessel belonging to that city. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- This account of the bank of Amsterdam, however, it will appear hereafter, is in a great measure chimerical. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The city of Amsterdam derives a considerable revenue from the bank. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
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