buurt

Meaning

1. (feminine) neighborhood, part of town.
2. (feminine) vicinity, proximity

Concepts

neighbourhood

vicinity

quarter

neighborhood

district

proximity

area

surroundings

surrounding

ward

surrounding area

environment

adjacency

local area

around

environs

neighbourhoods

neighbourliness

parts

place

purlieu

Synonyms

wijk

omgeving

omtrek

stadswijk

kwartier

nabuurschap

Buren

landstreek

nabijheid

nabuur

streek

buurman

Pronounced as (IPA)

/byːrt/

Etymology

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.

Sentences

Het kantoor ligt in de buurt van Zwolle .

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.