landhuis
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
16th century. Compound of land (“land, country”) + huis (“house”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
landhuis n (plural landhuizen, diminutive landhuisje n)
- country house (UK), villa (large, luxury residence in a campestral or semirural environment)
- (Antilles) plantation house (the main house on a plantation)
- (obsolete) farmhouse (residence as part of a farm)
Descendants edit
- → Papiamentu: lanthùis