tuinwijk

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Compound of tuin (“garden”) +‎ wijk (“quarter, neighbourhood”). First attested in the 1900s. The suggestion that it is a shortened form of tuinstadwijk is not tenable in light of that word's later attestation.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈtœy̯n.ʋɛi̯k/
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Hyphenation: tuin‧wijk

Noun edit

tuinwijk f (plural tuinwijken, diminutive tuinwijkje n)

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

Usage notes edit

A tuinwijk is usually smaller than a tuindorp.