| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| Amsterdam |
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| Capital of The Netherlands, located in the west-central region of the country. | 1 |
| ‡ Seat of one of the world’s chief stock exchanges and a center of the diamond-cutting industry, the city is also known for its canals and for a great art museum, the Rijksmuseum. | 2 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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