grootstad

Dutch (Brabantic)

noun
Definitions
  • A big/major city, up to a metropolis

Etymology

Compound from Dutch, Flemish groot (big, great, large, grand, grand-, stour, adult) + Dutch, Flemish stad (city, town, stead, place)derived from German Großstadt.

Origin

German (Berlin)

Großstadt

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