verbeterhuis

Dutch

Etymology

From verbeteren +‎ huis.

Pronunciation

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Hyphenation: ver‧be‧ter‧huis

Noun

verbeterhuis n (plural verbeterhuizen)

(historical) A penitentiary or other house of correction
(colloquial) A reformatory (school)

Synonyms

(penitentiary): tuchthuis
(reformatory): verbeteringsgesticht, tuchtschool

Derived terms

stadsverbeterhuis

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