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Dutch
Etymology
From achter + buurt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑx.tərˌbyːrt/
- Hyphenation: ach‧ter‧buurt
Noun
achterbuurt f (plural achterbuurten, diminutive achterbuurtje n)
- (informal) An impoverished neighbourhood, a shady or shabby neighbourhood
- Gunter Van Assche, "Massive Attack, gedateerd? Nooit", De Morgen, Februari 4 2016.
- Een man strompelt dronken rond in een verlaten achterbuurt.
- A man stumbles around drunk in a desolate poor neighbourhood.
- Marc van den Eerenbeemt, "Fel debat rond Turnerprijs voor 'conceptuele bullshit'", Volkskrant, December 9 2015.
- Het collectief helpt bewoners van een achterbuurt van Liverpool om zelf panden op te knappen die anders zouden worden gesloopt.
- The collective helps the inhabitants of an impoverished area of Liverpool renovate premises that would be demolished otherwise by themselves.
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