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)
- A mostly low-rise suburb with many characteristic 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