verbeterhuis
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From verbeteren + huis.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: ver‧be‧ter‧huis
Noun
[edit]verbeterhuis n (plural verbeterhuizen)
- (history) a penitentiary or other house of correction
- (colloquial) a reformatory (school)
Synonyms
[edit]- (penitentiary): tuchthuis
- (reformatory): verbeteringsgesticht, tuchtschool