villaförort
Appearance
Swedish
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Etymology
[edit]Compound of villa (“stand-alone house”) + förort (“suburb”). According to SAOB attested since 1957.
Noun
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- A suburb characterised by single-family stand-alone houses
- Synonym: villaförstad
Usage notes
[edit]A villaförort is a suburb characterised by detach residential houses. For the general term regarding a smaller urban area in close proximity to a larger city; see förort.
Declension
[edit]nominative | genitive | ||
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singular | indefinite | villaförort | villaförorts |
definite | villaförorten | villaförortens | |
plural | indefinite | villaförorter | villaförorters |
definite | villaförorterna | villaförorternas |
See also
[edit]- sovstad (“dormitory town”)
- trädgårdsstad (“garden city”)
- villaidyll (“idyllic area of stand-alone houses”)