voorstad

Dutch

Etymology

From voor (“before, in front of”) +‎ stad (“city”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvoːr.stɑt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: voor‧stad

Noun

voorstad m or f (plural voorsteden, diminutive voorstadje n)

  1. (literally) a suburb:
    1. suburban municipality, adjacent and subordinate to a (major) city
    2. (originally) a quarter outside the city walls
    3. a suburban quarter
  2. (figuratively) a nearby hinterland

Derived terms

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