tuinstadwijk

Dutch

Alternative forms

• tuinstadswijk (uncommon)

Etymology

Compound of tuinstad (“garden city”) +‎ wijk (“quarter, neighbourhood”). First attested in the 1910s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtœy̯n.stɑtˌʋɛi̯k/
• Hyphenation: tuin‧stad‧wijk

Noun

tuinstadwijk f (plural tuinstadwijken)

1. A mostly low-rise suburb with many characteristics of a village, loosely based on the garden city model.

   Synonym: tuinwijk

Usage notes

A tuinstadwijk is usually smaller than a tuindorp.

Related terms

• tuindorp
• tuinstad
• tuinwijk