opvanghuis
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of opvangen (“to shelter, to temporarily house”) + huis (“house”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]opvanghuis n (plural opvanghuizen, diminutive opvanghuisje n)
- a shelter, a building where people or animals who are threatened, victimised or homeless are (temporarily) housed