buurt

Definitions of buurt
  1. noun
    a district of a town or city
    synonyms: kwartier, sectie, stadsdeel, wijk
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    binnenstad, centrum, city, stadscentrum, stadskern
    the central area or commercial center of a town or city
    achterbuurt, getto, gribus, jodenbuurt, slum, slums
    a poor densely populated city district occupied by a minority ethnic group linked together by economic hardship and social restrictions
    gedoogzone, tippelzone
    a district with many brothels
    kwartier, sectie, stadsdeel, wijk
    a district of a city having some distinguishing character
    achterbuurt, bidonville, gribus, krottenbuurt, krottenwijk, krotwoning, sloppenwijk, slum, slums
    a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions
    gevechtszone
    a city district known for its vice and high crime rate
    grensgebied, randgebied
    a part of the city far removed from the center
    platenbranche, platenindustrie
    a city district (originally in New York) where composers and publishers of popular music do business
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    arr., arrondissement, auditie, bevelschrift, distr., district, grondgebied, kolonie, lastbrief, mandaat, provincie, rayon, revier, territorium, werkgebied, werkterrein, werkveld, wingewest, woongebied
    a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
  2. noun
    a district of a city having some distinguishing character
    synonyms: kwartier, sectie, stadsdeel, wijk
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    kwartier, sectie, stadsdeel, wijk
    a district of a town or city
  3. noun
    a surrounding or nearby region
    synonyms: contreie, contreien, kwartier, nabijheid, omgeving, omstreek, omstreken, omtrek, sectie, stadsdeel, wijk
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    landschap, natuurschoon
    the appearance of a place
    landschap
    an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
  4. noun
    the area in which something exists or lives
    synonyms: contreie, contreien, entourage, milieu, nabijheid, omgeving, omstreek, omstreken, omtrek, sierrand
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    ambiance
    the atmosphere of an environment
    voertaal
    the surrounding environment
    verwarmingselement
    the most favorable environment for a plant or animal
    biotoop, habitat, leefgebied, standplaats, woongebied
    the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs
    smeltkroes
    an environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated
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    gebied
    a demarcated area of the Earth
  5. noun
    an area where a group of families live together
    synonyms: buurtschap, gat, gehucht, vlek
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    pueblo
    a communal village built by Indians in the southwestern United States
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    gebied
    a demarcated area of the Earth
  6. noun
    a community of people smaller than a town
    synonyms: buurtschap, dorp, gat, gehucht, mediene, vlek, wijkcentrum
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    gemeenschap
    a group of people living in a particular local area
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