/ Dictionary / Index N New Amsterdam: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: New" Am'ster•dam Pronunciation: (am'stur-dam"), [key] a former Dutch town on Manhattan Island: the capital of New Netherland; renamed New York by the British in 1664. a city in NE Guyana, on the Berbice River. 18,199. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. New American Bible Newar Related Content Daily Word Quiz: clairvoyant Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language