drabantby

Danish

Etymology

drabant +‎ by

Noun

drabantby

1. satellite town

Declension

Declension of drabantby

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	drabantby	drabantbyen	drabantbyer	drabantbyerne
genitive	drabantbys	drabantbyens	drabantbyers	drabantbyernes

Synonyms

• satellitby, planetby

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

drabant +‎ by, from English satellite town, Danish satellitby, drabantby; also related to German Trabantenstadt

Noun

drabantby m (definite singular drabantbyen, indefinite plural drabantbyer, definite plural drabantbyene)

1. a satellite town (self-contained town on the periphery of a metropolitan area)

Usage notes

In Norwegian context, the word do often means a suburban area consisting of lower-class Khrushchyovka-like houses

References

• “drabantby” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

drabant +‎ by, from English satellite town, Danish satellitby, drabantby; also related to German Trabantenstadt

Noun

drabantby m (definite singular drabantbyen, indefinite plural drabantbyar, definite plural drabantbyane)

1. a satellite town

Usage notes

In Norwegian context, the word do often means a suburban area consisting of lower-class Khrushchyovka-like houses

References

• “drabantby” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.