1. New Netherland - Noun
2. New Netherland - Proper noun
a Dutch colony in North America along the Hudson and lower Delaware rivers although the colony centered in New Amsterdam; annexed by the English in 1664
Source: WordNetAfter that provisional relinquishment of New Netherland, Stuyvesant reported to his superiors that he "had endeavored to promote the increase of population, agriculture and commerce. Source: Internet
Capitulation, restitution, and concession In March 1664, Charles II of England resolved to annex New Netherland and “bring all his Kingdoms under one form of government, both in church and state, and to install the Anglican government as in old England.” Source: Internet
Gold 1988, p.2 The English conquered the Dutch settlement of New Netherland in 1664, and Greenwich Village developed as a hamlet separate from the larger New York City to the south on land that would eventually become Lower Manhattan. Source: Internet
He returned in the same year, and in 1626 was appointed the new director of New Netherland, taking over from Willem Verhulst. Source: Internet
However, before that could be done, the British invaded New Netherland via the port of New Amsterdam. Source: Internet
Boss, from baas, evolved in New Netherland to the usage known today. Source: Internet