tuinstadwijk

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • tuinstadswijk (uncommon)

Etymology

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

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

Noun

tuinstadwijk f (plural tuinstadwijken)

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

Usage notes

A tuinstadwijk is usually smaller than a tuindorp.

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