verbeterhuis

Dutch (Brabantic)

noun
Definitions
  • (history) A penitentiary or other house of correction
  • (colloquial) A reformatory (school)

Etymology

Compound from Dutch, Flemish verbeteren (correct) + 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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家

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