grootstad

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Dutch

Etymology

From groot (great, big) +‎ stad (city), probably calqued from German Großstadt.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: groot‧stad

Noun

grootstad f (plural grootsteden, diminutive grootstadje n)

  1. a big/major city, up to a metropolis

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