tuindorp

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tuindorp

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Etymology

Compound of tuin (“garden”) +‎ dorp (“village”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtœy̯n.dɔrp/

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• Hyphenation: tuin‧dorp
• Rhymes: -œy̯ndɔrp
• Homophone: Tuindorp

Noun

tuindorp n (plural tuindorpen, diminutive tuindorpje n)

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

Usage notes

A tuindorp is usually larger than a tuinwijk.

Related terms

• tuinstad
• tuinstadwijk
• tuinwijk