voorstad
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From voor (“before, in front of”) + stad (“city”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]voorstad m or f (plural voorsteden, diminutive voorstadje n)
- (literally) a suburb:
- suburban municipality, adjacent and subordinate to a (major) city
- (originally) a quarter outside the city walls
- a suburban quarter
- (figuratively) a nearby hinterland