grootstad

Dutch

Etymology

From groot (“great, big”) +‎ stad (“city”), probably calqued from German Großstadt.

Pronunciation
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  • Hyphenation: groot‧stad

Noun

grootstad f (plural grootsteden, diminutive grootstadje n)

  1. A big/major city, up to a metropolis

Derived terms
  • grootstedelijk
  • grootstedeling
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