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Dutch
Etymology
16th century. Compound of land (“land, country”) + huis (“house”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɑnt.ɦœy̯s/
- Hyphenation: land‧huis
Noun
landhuis n (plural landhuizen, diminutive landhuisje n)
- country house (UK), villa (large, luxury residence in a campestral or semirural environment)
- (Antilles) plantation house (the main house on a plantation)
- (obsolete) farmhouse (residence as part of a farm)
Descendants