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== Etymology == |
== Etymology == |
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The city was named after the Dutch capital [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam Amsterdam]. It was previously |
The city was named after the Dutch capital [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam Amsterdam]. It was previously dubbed New Angoulême by Estoban Gomez before being dubbed New Amsterdam by the first Dutch colonists around 1614. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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