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Amsterdam

national capital, Netherlands
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Michael J. Wintle
Professor of European Studies, University of Amsterdam. Author of An Economic and Social History of the Netherlands after 1800: Demographic, Economic, and Social Transition; Ideas of Europe since 1914;...
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Amsterdam, city and port, western Netherlands, located on the IJsselmeer and connected to the North Sea. It is the capital and the principal commercial and financial centre of the Netherlands. To the scores of tourists who visit each year, Amsterdam is known for its historical attractions, for its collections of great art, and for the distinctive colour and flavour of its old sections, which have been so well preserved. However, visitors to the city also...

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