godshuis

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈɣɔts.ɦœy̯s/

noun
Definitions
  • A house of worship building for religious services.
  • (now) A hospice, a charitable institution providing housing to the elderly, the infirm, etc.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch godshuus compound from Dutch, Flemish god (god, deity, divinity) + Dutch, Flemish huis (house, home, encasing, huis, institution, house -, house-, domestic-, domestic, building, casing, construction).

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Dutch (Brabantic)

huis

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house, home, encasing, huis, institution, house -, house-, domestic-, domestic, building, casing, construction

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