voorstad

voorstad

Dutch

Etymology

voor- (“before, in front of”) +‎ stad (“city”)

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: voor‧stad

Noun

voorstad m, f (plural voorsteden, diminutive voorstadje n)

1. (literally) A suburb:
   1. suburban municipality, adjacent and subordinate to a (major) city
   2. (originally) a quarter outside the city walls
   3. a suburban quarter
2. (figuratively) A nearby hinterland