amsterdam pound

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Definition of amsterdam pound in English English dictionary

One of many locally defined weight measures called pound before the introduction of the metric system, important because of its use in the thriving Dutch maritime commerce, equivalent to 0,4941 kilogram

Related Terms

Amsterdam pounds

plural form of Amsterdam pound

Hyphenation

Am·ster·dam Pound

Turkish pronunciation

ämstırdäm paund

Pronunciation

/ˈamstərˌdam ˈpound/ /ˈæmstɜrˌdæm ˈpaʊnd/

Etymology

() Dutch Amsterdams pond, 'Amsterdam' (Dutch port city, in Holland) + pond 'pound' (weight measure.)