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Rotterdam town (1990 pop. 21,228), Schenectady co., E N.Y.; settled c.1670, inc. 1821. It is residential.

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Rotterdam, The Netherlands, USA 1. The Netherlands: ‘(Place by a) Dam on the Rotte (River)’. It originated as a fishing village in the 13th century.2. USA (New York): founded by the Dutch in the 17th century and named after the Dutch city.

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