verbeterhuis
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From verbeteren + huis.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ver‧be‧ter‧huis
Noun edit
verbeterhuis n (plural verbeterhuizen)
- (history) A penitentiary or other house of correction
- (colloquial) A reformatory (school)
Synonyms edit
- (penitentiary): tuchthuis
- (reformatory): verbeteringsgesticht, tuchtschool