kweekvijver

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compound of kweken +‎ vijver.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʋeːkˌfɛi̯.vər/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: kweek‧vij‧ver

Noun[edit]

kweekvijver m (plural kweekvijvers, diminutive kweekvijvertje n)

  1. fish nursery, breeding pond
  2. (figurative) breeding-ground, nursery (place where a certain kind of person or thing is raised or formed)