dierentuin
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From dier (“animal”) + -en- + tuin (“garden”). Cf. German Tiergarten, English zoological garden.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]dierentuin m (plural dierentuinen, diminutive dierentuintje n)
- zoo [from early 19th c.]
- Synonyms: diergaarde, dierenpark, dierenperk
- Een gevaarlijk roofdier is ontsnapt uit de dierentuin.
- A dangerous predator has escaped from the zoo.
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Afrikaans: dieretuin
- → Indonesian: kebun binatang, bunbin (acronym), bonbin (acronym) (calque)
- → Malay: kebun binatang
- → Malay: taman haiwan (calque)
- → Papiamentu: dierentuin
- → West Frisian: dieretún (calque)