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 York City, ↑Greater New York
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New Amsterdam [New Amsterdam]
the name of what is now New York City when it was the Dutch capital of New Netherlands in the 17th century. It was a small town at the southern end of ↑Manhattan. The British captured it in 1664 and named it New York. Dutch forces took it again in 1673 for 15 months and called it New Orange.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.