gebuurte

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ghebuerte (“surroundings”) [c. 1290] and gebuerde (“zone”) [c. 1240].[1]

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ge‧buur‧te

Noun

gebuurte f (plural gebuurten or gebuurtes)

  1. (Belgium) neighborhood

Synonyms

Usage notes

According to the Centre for Literary Research, the word is familiar to 69% of Flemings and 40% of Netherlanders.

References

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