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Amsterdam Pronunciation
Amsterdam is pronounced AM-ster-dam, IPA /ˈæmstɝˌdæm/.
AM-ster-dam
US /ˈæmstɝˌdæm/
Syllables: AM · ster · dam (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
proper noun: The capital of the Netherlands, built around a ring of canals.
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Amsterdam in a Sentence
- Amsterdam is an hour from Rotterdam by train.
- We rented bikes for three days in Amsterdam.
- The Amsterdam house was built in 1698.
Common Mispronunciations of Amsterdam
Not am-ster-DAM
English settles the beat on the first syllable even though Dutch places it at the end. Both are heard, but AM-ster-dam is the usual English form.
Not AHM-ster-dahm
Flat a in both the first and the last syllable, as in ham. The broad ah is a Dutch flavour rather than an English one.
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