opvanghuis

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈɔp.fɑŋˌɦœy̯s/

noun
Definitions
  • A shelter, a building where people or animals who are threatened, victimised or homeless are (temporarily) housed.

Etymology

Compound from Dutch, Flemish opvangen (temporarily house, shelter) + 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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