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Definitions of woongebied
  1. noun
    a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
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    examples:
    Afghanistan
    a mountainous landlocked country in central Asia; bordered by Iran to the west and Russia to the north and Pakistan to the east and south
    Kampuchea
    a nation in southeastern Asia; was part of Indochina under French rule until 1946
    Congo
    a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960
    Duitsland
    a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
    Troje
    an ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War
    Italië
    a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
    Bangladesch
    a Muslim republic in southern Asia bordered by India to the north and west and east and the Bay of Bengal to the south; formerly part of India and then part of Pakistan; it achieved independence in 1971
    Bhoetan
    a landlocked principality in the Himalayas to the northeast of India
    Groot-Brittannië
    a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
    Engeland
    a division of the United Kingdom
    tibet
    an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China; located in the Himalayas
    verbanningsoord
    the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia
    Frankrijk
    a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
    Gaboen
    a republic on the west coast of Africa
    kikkerland
    a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level
    libanon
    an Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean
    tripel
    a port city and commercial center in northwestern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea
    Luxemburg
    a grand duchy (a constitutional monarchy) landlocked in northwestern Europe between France and Belgium and Germany; an international financial center
    Portugal
    a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil)
    Zuid-Afrika
    a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers)
    Kazak
    a landlocked republic to the south of Russia and to the northeast of the Caspian Sea; the original Turkic-speaking inhabitants were overrun by Mongols in the 13th century; an Asian soviet from 1936 to 1991
    Spanje
    a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
    graanjenever
    a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva; it is the headquarters of various international organizations
    Verenigde Arabische Emiraten
    a federation of seven Arab emirates on the eastern Arabian peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; rich in oil reserves
    Verenigde Staten van Amerika
    North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
    chester
    a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
    charleston
    a port city in southeastern South Carolina
    Annam
    a communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in 1945
    Bulgarije
    a republic in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe
    Sri Lanka
    a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948
    Salvador (El)
    a republic on the Pacific coast of Central America
    bolknak
    the capital and largest city of Cuba; located in western Cuba; one of the oldest cities in the Americas
    Jamaica
    a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism
    Zweden
    a Scandinavian kingdom in the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula
    Fidji
    an independent state within the British Commonwealth located on the Fiji Islands
    Pallas Athene
    the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess)
    Israël
    Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
    Bahama-eilanden
    island country in the Atlantic to the east of Florida and Cuba; a popular winter resort
    spruitjes
    the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
    Cairo
    the capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa; a major port just to the south of the Nile delta; formerly the home of the Pharaohs
    Nederlands-Indië
    a republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far East and Pacific regions
    Paris
    the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
    Den Haag
    an industrial center and the nominal capital of the Netherlands; center of the diamond-cutting industry; seat of an important stock exchange; known for its canals and art museum
    tripel
    the capital and chief port and largest city of Libya; in northwestern Libya on the Mediterranean Sea; founded by the Phoenicians in the 7th century BC
    wellington
    the capital of New Zealand
    limabonen
    capital and largest city and economic center of Peru; located in western Peru; was capital of the Spanish empire in the New World until the 19th century
    manillasigaar
    the capital and largest city of the Philippines; located on southern Luzon
    Sovjet-Unie
    a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991
    Turkmenistan
    a republic in Asia to the east of the Caspian Sea and to the south of Kazakhstan and to the north of Iran; an Asian soviet from 1925 to 1991
    Damascus
    an ancient city (widely regarded as the world's oldest) and present capital and largest city of Syria; according to the New Testament, the Apostle Paul (then known as Saul) underwent a dramatic conversion on the road to Damascus
    Helena
    capital of the state of Montana; located in western Montana
    koppelkoers
    capital of the state of Wisconsin; located in the southern part of state; site of the main branch of the University of Wisconsin
    types:
    grensgebied, randgebied
    district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area
    buurt, kwartier, sectie, stadsdeel, wijk
    a district of a town or city
    enclave
    an enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds it
    competentie, gezagsgebied, jurisdictie, rechtsbevoegdheid, rechtsgebied, rechtskring, rechtsmacht, rechtssfeer, ressort
    in law; the territory within which power can be exercised
    protectoraat
    a state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs; protectorates are established by treaty
    binnenstad, centrum, city, stadscentrum, stadskern
    the central area or commercial center of a town or city
    deelgemeente, kiesdistrict, kieskring
    one of the administrative divisions of a large city
    commune
    the smallest administrative district of several European countries
    land, staat
    the territory occupied by a nation
    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
    aartsbisdom, aartsdiocees
    the territorial jurisdiction of an archbishop
    kalifaat
    the territorial jurisdiction of a caliph
    bisdom, bisschopsambt, bisschopszetel, diocees, episcopaat, sticht, stift
    the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
    bovenstad
    a residential part of town away from the central commercial district
    gedoogzone, tippelzone
    a district with many brothels
    buitenwijk, randwijk, tuinstad, voorstad
    a residential district located on the outskirts of a city
    opperrechter
    the jurisdiction of a justiciar
    reservaat, reserve, restrictie, voorbehoud
    a district that is reserved for particular purpose
    kerkdorp, parochie, wijkgemeente
    the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor
    patriarchaat, vaderrecht
    the jurisdiction of a patriarch
    gemeente
    an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government
    buurt, 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
    kerkprovincie, provincie, wingewest
    the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
    gemeente, plattelandsgemeente, stadsgebied, woonstad
    an administrative division of a county
    beschermeling, kiesdistrict, kieskring, protégé
    a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections
    gevechtszone
    a city district known for its vice and high crime rate
    grensgebied, randgebied
    a part of the city far removed from the center
    type of:
    gebied, gewest, gouw, land, landschap, landstreek, regio, streek
    a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth
  2. noun
    the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs
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    types:
    arendsnest, horst, kinderschaar
    any habitation at a high altitude
    type of:
    buurt, contreie, contreien, entourage, milieu, nabijheid, omgeving, omstreek, omstreken, omtrek, sierrand
    the area in which something exists or lives
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