[rot-er-dam; for 1 also Du. rawt-uh
r-dahm] 
| 1. | a seaport in SW Netherlands. 558,832. |
| 2. | a town in E New York, on the Mohawk River. 29,451. |
| Rot·ter·dam (rôt'ər-däm') A city of southwest Netherlands on the Rhine-Meuse delta south-southeast of The Hague. Chartered in 1328, it was a major commercial power during the 16th and 17th centuries and is today a thriving port accessible via canal to oceangoing vessels. The city was heavily bombed during World War II. Population: 584,000. |
City in the western Netherlands, near the North Sea. Second-largest city in The Netherlands, after Amsterdam, and its major foreign-trade center.
Note: The center of the city was destroyed during World War II by German bombs.