Amsterdam
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an industrial center and the nominal capital of the Netherlands; center of the diamond-cutting industry; seat of an important stock exchange; known for its canals and art museumsynonyms: Dutch capital, capital of The Netherlandsexample of:national capitalthe capital city of a nation
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