verbeterhuis
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From verbeteren + huis.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ver‧be‧ter‧huis
Noun[edit]
verbeterhuis n (plural verbeterhuizen)
- (history) A penitentiary or other house of correction
- (colloquial) A reformatory (school)
Synonyms[edit]
- (penitentiary): tuchthuis
- (reformatory): verbeteringsgesticht, tuchtschool