tuinstadwijk
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Dutch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- tuinstadswijk (uncommon)
Etymology[edit]
Compound of tuinstad (“garden city”) + wijk (“quarter, neighbourhood”). First attested in the 1910s.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
tuinstadwijk f (plural tuinstadwijken)
- 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.