A city in eastern Germany, the capital of Brandenburg, situated just south-west of Berlin on the Havel River; population 148,800 (est. 2006). It is the site of the rococo Sans Souci palace built for Frederick II between 1745 and 1747.
Definition of Potsdam in US English:
Potsdam
proper nounˈpätsdam
A city in eastern Germany, the capital of Brandenburg, situated just southwest of Berlin on the Havel River; population 148,800 (est. 2006). It is the site of the rococo Sans Souci palace built for Frederick II between 1745 and 1747.