tuinstadwijk

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Etymology[edit]

Compound of tuinstad (garden city) +‎ wijk (quarter, neighbourhood). First attested in the 1910s.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtœy̯n.stɑtˌʋɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: tuin‧stad‧wijk

Noun[edit]

tuinstadwijk f (plural tuinstadwijken)

  1. A mostly low-rise suburb with many characteristics of a village, loosely based on the garden city model.
    Synonym: tuinwijk

Usage notes[edit]

A tuinstadwijk is usually smaller than a tuindorp.

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