Randstad

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Randstad.

Proper noun

Randstad

1. A region, a roughly crescent-shaped conurbation in the Netherlands which includes the four largest cities (Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht, and The Hague) and surrounds the Groene Hart.

Translations

a conurbation in the Netherlands

• Bulgarian: Рандстад m (Randstad)
• Dutch: Randstad (nl) f

  Hague dialect: Ranstad f

• French: Randstad (fr) f
• Polish: Randstad m
• Ukrainian: Рандстад (Randstad)

Anagrams

• sand dart, standard

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of rand (“rim, edge”) +‎ stad (“city”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑntstɑt/
• (Netherlands)

  Audio

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• Hyphenation: Rand‧stad

Proper noun

Randstad f

1. Randstad (a region and conurbation in the Netherlands)

Derived terms

• randstedelijk