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Etymology

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Compound of auto (car, automobile) +‎ kerkhof (churchyard, graveyard).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯.toːˌkɛrk.ɦɔf/, /ˈoː.toːˌkɛrk.ɦɔf/, (colloquial) /ˈɑu̯.toːˌkɛr.kɔf/, /ˈoː.toːˌkɛr.kɔf/
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  • Hyphenation: au‧to‧kerk‧hof

Noun

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autokerkhof n (plural autokerkhoven, diminutive autokerkhofje n)

  1. car graveyard, car cemetery, car scrapyard