verbeterhuis

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From verbeteren +‎ huis.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ver‧be‧ter‧huis

Noun

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verbeterhuis n (plural verbeterhuizen)

  1. (history) a penitentiary or other house of correction
  2. (colloquial) a reformatory (school)

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