huisje

Definitions of huisje
  1. noun
    a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
    synonyms: huis, woonhuis
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    Vaticaan
    the residence of the Catholic Pope in the Vatican City
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    herberg, logement
    a private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests
    arbeiderswoning, boerenstulp, bungalow, optrekje, semi-bungalow
    a small house with a single story
    berghut, bungalow, chalet, vakantiehuis, vakantiehuisje, zomerhuis, zomerhuisje
    a Swiss house with a sloping roof and wide eaves or a house built in this style
    buitenhuis, landhuis
    a house (usually large and impressive) on an estate in the country
    poppenhuis, poppenkraam
    a house so small that it is likened to a child's plaything
    duplexwoning
    a house with two units sharing a common wall
    gevangenpoort, portierswoning
    a house built at a gateway; usually the gatekeeper's residence
    haciënda
    the main house on a ranch or large estate
    kamphuis
    a small (rustic) house used as a temporary shelter
    maisonnette
    a small house
    kasteel, predikantswoning, studentenhuis, villa
    a large and imposing house
    residentie, villa
    the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president)
    drive-in-woning, drive-inwoning, middenwoning, rijtjeshuis, tussenhuis, tussenwoning
    a house that is one of a row of identical houses situated side by side and sharing common walls
    chateau, kasteel
    an impressive country house (or castle) in France
    decanaat, proosdij
    the official residence of a dean
    blokhut
    a cabin built with logs
    havezate
    the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
    palts
    official residence of an exalted person (as a sovereign)
    burcht, burg, kasteel, palts, slot
    a large and stately mansion
    pastorie, predikantswoning
    an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
    kloostergang, kruisgang
    residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)
    koepel, tuinhuis, tuinhuisje
    a country house (usually located in the country) that provides a cool place to live in the summer
    type of:
    bebouwing, gebouw, pand, perceel
    a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
    behuizing, domicilie, home, honk, tehuis, thuis, thuiswedstrijd, verzorgingscentrum, verzorgingstehuis, woning, woongelegenheid, woonruimte
    housing that someone is living in
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