buurt

Meaning

(feminine) neighborhood, part of town
(feminine) vicinity, proximity

neighbourhood

vicinity

neighborhood

quarter

district

proximity

area

surroundings

ward

around

surrounding

local area

adjacency

environment

environs

neighbourhoods

neighbourliness

parts

place

purlieu

surrounding area

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Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/byːrt/

From Middle Dutch buurt (“district”) (also buyrte) [15th century], from ghebuerte (“surroundings”) [c. 1290] and gebuerde (“zone”) [c. 1240], related to Old High German giburida and German Börde. Akin to West Frisian buert. See also gebied and Belgian Dutch synonym gebuurte.

Cognate with German

Börde

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ligt in de buurt van Zwolle

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The office is located near Zwolle.

Jan en Mieke gingen samen bergen beklimmen in de buurt van Lyon.

Jan and Mieke went climbing mountains together near Lyon.

In de buurt van Caïro ligt de Piramide van Cheops, ook bekend als de Grote Piramide .

Near Cairo is the Pyramid of Cheops, also known as the Great Pyramid.

De haan kraaide zoveel dat het irritatie in de buurt opleverde .

The rooster crowed so much that it caused irritation in the neighborhood.

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