villaförort

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Swedish

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Smedslätten, a villaförort to Stockholm.

Etymology

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Compound of villa (stand-alone house) +‎ förort (suburb). According to SAOB attested since 1957.

Noun

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villaförort c

  1. A suburb characterised by single-family stand-alone houses
    Synonym: villaförstad

Usage notes

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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.

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